maduro
Spanish, noun
maduro is spelled M-A-D-U-R-O (6 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,342nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maduro is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ellipsis of plátano maduro (“a ripe plantain”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of madurar. With an accent, maduró is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of madurar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Musaceae spp) Plátano maduro, referido en particular a la variedad de fruto más grande de Musa paradisiaca”.
What does maduro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ripe
- 2
mature, of relatively old age (said of people)
noun
- 1
masculineellipsis of plátano maduro (“a ripe plantain”)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of madurar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of madurar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dice del fruto al que le ha llegado el momento en que puede ser consumido. 2. Que ya está entrado en años. 3. Se dice de la persona que con los años se ha vuelto reflexiva y prudente. 4. Herida o pequeña tumoración que se halla con infección.
noun: 1. (Musaceae spp) Plátano maduro, referido en particular a la variedad de fruto más grande de Musa paradisiaca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maduro
- madura feminine
- maduros masculine plural
- maduras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to maduro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maduro in Spanish?
maduro appears 36 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).