primo

[ pree-moh; for 1, 2 also Italian pree-maw ]

/ ˈpri moʊ; for 1, 2 also Italian ˈpri mɔ /

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noun, plural pri·mos, pri·mi

[pree-mee Italian pree-mee]. /ˈpri mi Italian ˈpri mi/. Music.

the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.

the first or leading part in an ensemble.

adjective

Slang.

first-class: dinner at a primo restaurant.
highly valuable or most essential: the primo player on the team.

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Origin of primo

1785–95; <Italian: literally, first <Latin prīmus.See prime

Words nearby primo

primitive polynomial, primitive streak, primitivism, Primitivo, primly, primo, Primo de Rivera, Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, primogenitor, primogeniture, primordial

How to use primo in a sentence

This year she’s expressed interest in cold-weather running so I put together this primo collection for her by focusing on my favorite materials for next-to-skin comfort.
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But Klitschko is no Primo Carnera—the first giant heavyweight champion and an ersatz fighter who was set up by the mob.
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Primo was with his mother and her boyfriend that weekend, so I had left the city and driven up to join Eliza in Hudson.
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Stevie Wonder," says Hill, "and Earth, Wind, and Fire was the primo dance record.
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Primo de Rivera, who believed the rebellion to be fast on the wane, shipped back to Spain 7,000 troops.
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They were accepted, and the primo sargentos raised to the rank of officers to fill their places.
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In gradu primo Sodomiae impotentia non necesse adest, in gradu autem secundo semper adest.
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The primo amoroso served up the crambe decies repetita of his monologues.
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Primo, ma petite maison ne subsiste pas—par consquence mon grand hte ne pouvoit m'y honorer de sa prsence.
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British Dictionary definitions for primo

primo

/ (ˈpriːməʊ) /

noun plural -mos or -mi (-mɪ)

music the upper or right-hand part in a piano duetCompare secondo

Also: primo tempo at the same speed as at the beginning of the piece

Word Origin for primo

Italian: first, from Latin prīmus

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