primavera

¹ American  

[pree-muh-vair-uh] / ˌpri məˈvɛər ə /

noun

1. a central American tree, Cybistax donnell-smithii, of the bignonia family, having showy, tubular yellow flowers.

2. Also called white mahogany.  the hard, yellowish-white wood of this tree, used for making furniture.

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primavera ² American  

[pree-muh-vair-uh, pree-mah-ve-rah] / ˌpri məˈvɛər ə, ˌpri mɑˈvɛ rɑ /

adjective

Italian Cooking.

1. prepared with a variety of chopped or minced vegetables.

   pasta primavera.

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Etymology

Origin of primavera¹

1890–95; < Spanish: literally, spring; so called from its early flowering; primaveral

Origin of primavera²

Apparently ellipsis from Italian alla primavera in the style of springtime; primaveral

Example Sentences

The PRIMAvera trial enrolled 38 participants age 60 and older at 17 medical centers in five European countries: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

From Science Daily

“There’s a tremendous amount of interest and intellectual curiosity which wasn’t there even a year ago,” said Fred Hu, the chief executive of Primavera Capital, an investment firm with offices in Silicon Valley and China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sicilia who joined Oracle as part of the company’s 2008 acquisition of portfolio-management firm Primavera Systems, has been a key player in building up Oracle’s software and industry applications.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Primavera Sound Barcelona, Rhian Teasdale, 32, emerges from smoke, stained the color orange by stage lights, gallantly flexing her arms in the air.

From Los Angeles Times

Festival season is well and truly under way - last weekend Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter gave Primavera Sound in Barcelona one of the most popular line-ups of the summer, and Glastonbury is less then two weeks away.

From BBC