primero

See also: Primero

English

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primero

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Etymology

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

Noun

primero (uncountable)

1. A card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.
   • 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), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 227, column 1:

     [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.

References

• “primero”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Asturian

Adjective

primero

1. neuter of primeru