primero

[ pri-mair-oh ]

/ prɪˈmɛər oʊ /

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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 prīmāriusprimary

Words nearby primero

prime number theorem, prime of life, primer, prime rate, prime ribs, primero, primers, prime the pump, prime time, primeval, prime vertical

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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

Word Origin for primero

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

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