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maturo

mature

adjective mah-TOO-roh Rare

Also means

ripe

Usage Note

Maturo describes both people (emotionally or intellectually mature) and food (frutta matura, ripe fruit). In the Italian school system, esame di maturità is the final secondary school exam, and students who pass it are called maturi. The feminine form is matura.

Examples

"Questo formaggio è abbastanza maturo."

Natural Translation

This cheese is quite mature.

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