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

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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 William Shakespeare

It saw coaches come into common use among the nobility, and ruffs and primero go out, and a great many other queer things, such as Court quarters in those days looked to see.

From The Man in Black by Stanley John Weyman

We were at primero, the whole party of us.

From Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell

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