maduro
Portuguese, adjective/maˈdu.ɾu/
maduro is spelled M-A-D-U-R-O (6 letters) and appears 9.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,879th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maduro is a Portuguese adjective meaning “ripe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of madurar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se do fruto que atingiu a última fase do desenvolvimento”.
What does maduro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ripe
- 2
mature, of relatively old age (said of people)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of madurar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se do fruto que atingiu a última fase do desenvolvimento 2. sisudo 3. experimentado 4. adiantado em anos
noun: 1. sobrenome
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), 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 Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maduro?
- Brazil /maˈdu.ɾu/
- Portugal /mɐˈdu.ɾu/
- Portugal [mɐˈðu.ɾu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maduro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maduro in Portuguese?
maduro appears 9.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).