What is the Spanish word for "ripen"?

Learn how to say "ripen" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

ripen

Spanish

madurar

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Alternative translations of "ripen"

madurar(se)

Examples of how to use "ripen" in Spanish

English
The bananas are ripening on the counter.
Spanish
Las bananas están madurando en la encimera.
English
The bananas ripen on the kitchen counter.
Spanish
Las bananas maduran en la encimera de la cocina.
English
The peaches ripened after the warm week.
Spanish
Los duraznos maduraron después de la semana cálida.
English
She is ripening tomatoes on the windowsill.
Spanish
Ella está madurando tomates en el alféizar de la ventana.
English
They have ripened the mangoes early this year.
Spanish
Han madurado los mangos temprano este año.

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