Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Best; first-class.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe principal part of a duet. · Any high-quality drug. · A marijuana cigarette that has been laced with cocaine or heroin.
Borrowed from Italian primo (“first”). Doublet of prime and primus.
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