the.com/primo
Top-shelf status earned by being first, not just fancy.
means The best or finest of its kind — first-rate, top quality.
from Straight from Italian/Spanish 'primo,' meaning 'first' or 'prime,' both descending from Latin 'primus' (first). English slang borrowed it, especially through Italian-American usage, stretching 'first' into 'first-rate' — the same leap 'prime' makes when you call something 'prime real estate.'
- origin
- Latin primus, meaning first
- slang use
- means excellent, best in class
- coffee term
- short for primo espresso shot
- family term
- spanish for male cousin