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primero

primero noun: a card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.

Noun

primero (uncountable)

  1. A card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.
    • [Thomas] Lou[ell]. Came you from the King, my Lord? / [Stephen] Gar[diner]. I did Sir Thomas; and left him at Primero / With the Duke of Suffolke.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...

Proper noun capitalized: Primero

Primero (plural Primeros)

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Forms of primero

pluralPrimeros

Origin of primero

Borrowed from Spanish primera, feminine form of primero (“first”), from Latin prīmārius. See premier.

Borrowed from Spanish Primero. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

Questions about primero

What does primero mean?
Primero means a card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.
What part of speech is primero?
Primero can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near primero in the dictionary

  1. primeness
  2. primer
  3. primer cord
  4. primer cords
  5. primerless
  6. primero
  7. primerole
  8. primeroles
  9. Primeros
  10. primers
  11. primes

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