primo

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
  2. adjective the best of its kind

Etymology

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

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