primero

[ pri-mair-oh ]

noun

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

primero

/ prɪˈmɛərəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of primero¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of primero¹

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

Example Sentences

All, I believe, from the report of the officer who arrived in the prize, have been dismissed from the Pedro Primero.

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No; but we shall find ourselves nearly on the banks of the river Primero, and might set ourselves adrift on a raft.

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Primero, whom Mr. Longestaffe regarded as quite an upstart, and anything but a gentleman, owed no man anything.

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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.

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The rules of primero moreover demand that if there are but two players, a third and disinterested party shall deal the cards.

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