primero

[ pri-mair-oh ]

noun

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

Origin of primero

1525–35; <Spanish: literally, first <Latin prīmāriusprimary

Words Nearby primero

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How to use primero in a sentence

All, I believe, from the report of the officer who arrived in the prize, have been dismissed from the Pedro primero.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham
No; but we shall find ourselves nearly on the banks of the river primero, and might set ourselves adrift on a raft.
The Flying Horseman | Gustave Aimard
primero, whom Mr. Longestaffe regarded as quite an upstart, and anything but a gentleman, owed no man anything.
The Way We Live Now | Anthony Trollope
But if there was one man he hated more than another, it was his neighbour Mr. primero; and if one woman, it was Mrs. primero.
The Way We Live Now | Anthony Trollope
The rules of primero moreover demand that if there are but two players, a third and disinterested party shall deal the cards.
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk | Baroness Orczy

British Dictionary definitions for primero

primero

/ (prɪˈmɛərəʊ) /

noun

mainly British a 16th- and 17th-century card game

Origin of primero

C16: from Spanish primera card game, from primero first, from Latin prīmārius chief

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