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primo

/ˈpɹiː.moʊ/

primo noun: the principal part of a duet.

Noun

primo (plural primos)

  1. The principal part of a duet.
  2. (slang) Any high-quality drug.
  3. (slang) A marijuana cigarette that has been laced with cocaine or heroin.

Adjective

primo (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Best; first-class.
    • We strung Christmas lights around the ceiling to frame it. The final touches of coolness were my two spinning disco lights in the front room. That apartment was like my canvas and it was a primo party spot.2010, Marie Kanger-Born, Confessions of a Chicago Punk Bystander, page 16
    • I had to contort a bit to see during Act I, but the theater was not full — opera tickets, even at such prices, are a luxury for many Hungarians — so during the first intermission I moved to a primo orchestra seat, with not just the knowledge but the assistance of an usher.2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times

primo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

primo in Hindi

प्राइमो

primo in Tamil

ப்ரைமோ

primo in Marathi

प्रिमो

primo in Urdu

پرائمو, پرایمو
More languagesFewer languages
primo in Bengali
প্রিমো, প্রাইমো
primo in Telugu
ప్రైమో, ప్రిమో
primo in Malayalam
പ്രൈമോ, പ്രൈമൊ
primo in Kannada
ಪ್ರೈಮೋ, ಪ್ರಿಮೋ, ಪ್ರಿಮೊ
primo in Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਾਈਮੋ, ਪ੍ਰਾਇਮੋ
primo in Gujarati
પ્રિમો
primo in Odia
ପ୍ରିମୋ, ପ୍ରାଇମୋ
primo in Nepali
प्रिमो, प्राइमो

Forms of primo

pluralprimos

Plural of primo: primos

Origin of primo

Borrowed from Italian primo (“first”). Doublet of prime and primus.

Phrases with primo

Questions about primo

What does primo mean?
Primo means the principal part of a duet.
What is primo in Hindi?
Primo in Hindi is प्राइमो. See Primo meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is primo?
Primo can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce primo?
Primo is pronounced /ˈpɹiː.moʊ/.
What is the plural of primo?
The plural of primo is primos.

Words near primo in the dictionary

  1. Primms
  2. primness
  3. primnesses
  4. primnoid
  5. primnoids
  6. primo
  7. primo uomo
  8. primocane
  9. primocanes
  10. primocin
  11. primogenetrix

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: primo (page history and authors); primo (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); primo (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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