primero

American  

[pri-mair-oh] / prɪˈmɛər oʊ /

noun

1. a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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primero British  

/ prɪˈmɛərəʊ /

noun

1. a 16th- and 17th-century card game

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Etymology

Origin of primero

1525–35; < Spanish: literally, first < Latin prīmārius primary

Example Sentences

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primero

The game is likely primero — a bluffing game similar to poker.

From Washington Post

And each is fond of holding up a forefinger, smiling faintly and declaring: "Yo, el primero."

From Time Magazine Archive

I did, Sir Thomas; and left him at primero With the Duke of Suffolk.

From King Henry VIII by Shakespeare, William

"Ye play primero on a system!" quoth Sir Michael Isherwood in deep amazement.

From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

Of primero rather, it seems to me," said Armadas, "or the game the Spanish call ombre.

From Days of the Discoverers by Choate, Florence