primero

[ pri-mair-oh ]
/ prɪˈmɛər oʊ /

noun

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

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Origin of primero

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

Words nearby primero

prime the pump, prime time, prime vertical, primely, primer, primero, primers, primeval, primigravida, primine, priming
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British Dictionary definitions for primero

primero
/ (prɪˈmɛərəʊ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for primero

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