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primero

American  
[pri-mair-oh] / prɪˈmɛər oʊ /

noun

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


primero British  
/ prɪˈmɛərəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of primero

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

Example Sentences

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Este es el primero de varios artículos que el Times tiene previsto publicar basándose en las principales conclusiones de la encuesta.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Tu solicitud por lo general tiene que plantearse al menos dos veces: primero ante tu jefe y luego tu jefe debe pedirlo.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2023

“Lo primero que deben saber los miembros de la comunidad es que no ofrecemos servicios clínicos”, aclaró Farole.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

Suárez, calvo, con anteojos y guayabera blanca, tomó primero el micrófono, haciendo el papel de viejo estadista.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2019

And then she would shed a tear or two over the years and the charms that were gone, till I brought the cards and cheered her spirits with her favourite game of primero.

From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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