primero

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) former (in contrast to the latter), first, first one
2. (masculine) one of the five bids in the card game of Primero, consisting of a combination of four cards in the hand

Adj

1. (numeral,ordinal) first, first up
2. top (head)
3. chief, fundamental
4. prime, initial, front

Adv

first, first of all, firstly

Hyphenated as

pri‧me‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɾiˈmeɾo/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prīmārius. Doublet of primario.

Sentences

Bien . ¿ y qué regalo vas a abrir primero ?

Okay. And what gift are you going to open first?

Primero es la obligación que la devoción .

First is obligation than devotion.

Este disco supone ser el primero que contiene canciones en castellano .

This album is supposed to be the first to contain songs in Spanish.

Huergo fue el primero al que los estudiantes le llevaron el proyecto .

Huergo was the first to whom the students took the project.

Fue cofundadora del Partido Comunista de Australia y del Movimiento Australia Primero .

She co-founded the Communist Party of Australia and the Australia First Movement.

Primero se retiran las cabezas , vísceras y escamas de los pescados .

First, the heads, viscera and scales of the fish are removed.