surmaturation
French, noun\syʁ.ma.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
surmaturation is spelled S-U-R-M-A-T-U-R-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters). Surmaturation is a French feminine noun meaning “Extended maturation (of grapes for winemaking)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Phase biologique qui fait suite à la phase de maturation d’un fruit, généralement le raisin, ou d’un organe.…”.
What does surmaturation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineExtended maturation (of grapes for winemaking)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phase biologique qui fait suite à la phase de maturation d’un fruit, généralement le raisin, ou d’un organe. Dans le cas du raisin, la surmaturation a pour effet d’éliminer l’eau et d’augmenter la teneur en sucre du fruit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of surmaturation
- surmaturations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce surmaturation?
- \syʁ.ma.ty.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.