primero
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of primero
1525–35; < Spanish: literally, first < Latin prīmārius primary
Example Sentences
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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
We were at primero, the whole party of us.
From Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell
On arriving at the rancho, the vaqueros scattered among the jacals of their amigos, while June and myself were welcomed at the casa primero.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
"Ye play primero on a system!" quoth Sir Michael Isherwood in deep amazement.
From The Nest of the Sparrowhawk by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
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