amadurecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- (verb prefix) + maduro (ripe) + -ecer (verb suffix). Maduro from Latin mātūrus (ripe, mature).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ɐmɐˌðuɾɨˈseɾ]
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): [amaˌduɾeˈse(ɹ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [amaˌduɾeˈse(ɻ)]
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): [amaˌduɾeˈse(χ)]
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [amaˌduɾeˈseː]

Verb

amadurecer (first-person singular present indicative amadureço, past participle amadurecido)

  1. ripen (to cause to mature; to make ripe)

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