primero

noun

pri·me·ro pri-ˈmer-(ˌ)ō

-ˈmir-

: a card game popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

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Obtenga la información primero. Answers. —

Joanna Jacobo Rivera, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2022 The game is likely primero — a bluffing game similar to poker. —

Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2021

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from Spanish primera, noun derivative from feminine of primer "first," going back to Latin prīmārius "of the highest importance or station (of persons), first-rate, chief" — more at primary entry 1

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of primero was in 1533

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