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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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Cialdini te invita a imaginar tu mensaje como una semilla que quieres plantar: esta tiene más posibilidades de prosperar si primero aras la tierra.

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

Un criptozoólogo trata de encontrar una criatura mitológica en China antes de que su competidor en la búsqueda, un cazador desagradable, lo haga primero y asesine al animal.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2020

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

From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2019

C. Ortoga resumen del primero Viage hecho ad rededor del Mundo.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

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