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maduro

(məˈdʊərəʊ)
adj
(of cigars) dark and strong
n, pl -ros
a cigar of this type
[Spanish, literally: ripe, from Latin mātūrus ripe, mature]
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ma•du•ro

(məˈdʊər oʊ)

adj.
(of a cigar) strong and darkly colored.
[1885–90; < Sp < Latin mātūrus ripe]
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