primo

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excellent, or of the best type or quality:

For primo freshness there is no match to same-day caviar.

In 1983 a year's tuition at a primo college was only ten thousand dollars.

It is best to look online, where the primo deals are posted first.

the first main course (= part) of an Italian meal:

My primo was the portobello ravioli served with an amazing four-cheese sauce.

A notable aspect of Italian meals is that the primo is usually a more filling dish such as risotto or pasta.

The menu offers just five classic antipasti, four primi, four fish mains, and five meat dishes.

the main or upper part in a piece of music for two or more musicians:

Another performer often sings the primo while playing maracas.

The piece includes a particularly full and complex primo part.

the part of a piano duet (= a piece played by two people) that is played on the upper half of the keyboard:

If you don't know whether you should play the primo or secondo, ask your piano teacher for advice.

Blake sat on the right side of the bench to play the primo part, and Tom sat next to him to play the secondo.