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
He pushed past the table at which Charles and the Comte de Rochefoucauld had been playing primero, and at which the latter still sat, trifling idly with the cards.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
"Ah, here is Sciora Luisa!" said Don Giuseppe, who was feeling quite satisfied, having had his fill of primero, and he gently stroked the modest rotundity of his ribs and belly.
From The Patriot Piccolo Mondo Antico by Fogazzaro, Antonio
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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