Primero

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century. uncountable

    "[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."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish.

Example

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"[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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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card game

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