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maduración

ripening

noun mah-doo-rah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin maturatio.

Also means

maturation

Usage Note

Maduración is used in biology (fruit ripening, cell maturation), medicine (fetal lung maturation), and psychology (emotional maturation of adolescents). The related adjective is maduro and the verb is madurar. It is more formal than madurez (maturity as a state).

Examples

"La maduración del queso lleva meses."

Natural Translation

The ripening of the cheese takes months.

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