What does maduro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word maduro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use maduro in Spanish.

The word maduro in Spanish means ripe, mature, older, middle-aged, ripe plantain, mature, ripen, think through, mature, dry up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word maduro

ripe

adjetivo (que está en sazón)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El plátano que te comiste estaba maduro.
The banana that you ate was ripe

mature

adverbio (juicioso, responsable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es una persona madura que siempre actúa con equidad.
She is a mature person who always treats people fairly.

older, middle-aged

adjetivo (eufemismo (hombre mayor)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Sale con un apuesto maduro.
She is dating a good-looking older man.

ripe plantain

nombre masculino (CO, EC, BO (plátano guineo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los maduros son bananos para cocinar.
Ripe plantains are bananas used for cooking.

mature

verbo intransitivo (independizarse, aprender)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Juan maduró mucho en el año que pasó en Italia. Volvió hecho un hombre.
Juan matured a lot during his year spent in Italy. He came back a man.

ripen

verbo intransitivo (vegetales: estar a punto)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Al madurar las manzanas caen solas del árbol.
When apples ripen they fall off the tree by themselves.

think through

verbo transitivo (consolidar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Hay que madurar bien el plan antes de ponerlo en marcha.
We have to think through the plan very well before we get started.

mature

verbo intransitivo (desarrollarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En los últimos años, maduró mucho como profesional.
In recent years, she matured a lot as a professional.

dry up

verbo intransitivo (medicina: secar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Dicen que la cebolla madura los tumores y los abscesos.
It's said that an onion dries up tumors and cysts.

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