primo
adjective
USinformaluk/ˈpriː.məʊ/us/ˈpriː.moʊ/excellent, or of thebesttypeorquality:
For primofreshnessthere is nomatchtosame-daycaviar.
In 1983 a year'stuitionat a primocollegewas only ten thousanddollars.
It isbesttolookonline, where the primodealsarepostedfirst.
Good and excellent things
- badass
- be the best thing since sliced breadidiom
- beatification
- beaut
- beauty
- blinder
- flagship
- grouse
- high-end
- hot shit
- humdinger
- jewel
- jim-dandy
- peach
- pull factor
- queen
- screamer
- the jewel in the crownidiom
- the real deal
- the Rolls-Royce ofsomethingidiom
primo
noun
uk/ˈpriː.məʊ/us/ˈpriː.moʊ/primonoun(FOOD)
[C]food & drinkspecializedpluralprimi
the firstmaincourse(=part)of anItalianmeal:
My primo was the portobelloravioliservedwith anamazingfour-cheesesauce.
AnotableaspectofItalianmealsis that the primo is usually a morefillingdishsuch asrisottoorpasta.
Themenuoffersjust fiveclassicantipasti, four primi , fourfishmains, and fivemeatdishes
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antipasto
Meals & parts of meals
- accompaniment
- afternoon tea
- afters
- amuse-bouche
- antipasto
- dinner time
- elevenses
- English breakfast
- feast
- feeding
- packed lunch
- picnic
- picnicker
- plate meal
- ploughman's lunch
- tea
- tea party
- teatime
- tiffin
- TV dinner
primonoun(MUSIC)
[S]musicspecializedpluralprimiorprimos
thepartof apianoduet(= apieceplayedby twopeople)playedon theupperhalfof thekeyboard:
If you don'tknowwhether you shouldplaythe primo or secondo,askyourpianoteacherforadvice.
Blakesaton therightsideof thebenchtoplaythe primopart, andTomsatnext to him toplaythe secondo.
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secondo
[C]musicspecialized
themainpartin apieceofmusicfor two or moremusicians:
Thepieceincludesaparticularlyfullandcomplexprimopart.
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secondospecialized
Foreign words & phrases used in English
- al fresco
- aloha
- aloo
- alu
- Angrez
- coda
- coup de théâtre
- en passant
- je ne sais quoi
- magnum opus
- mot juste
- ombudsman
- ooh la la
- oy
- passim
- rondo
- Schadenfreude
- sonata
- sotto voce
- super-virtuoso
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