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Primitivo

/ ˌprɪmɪˈtiːvəʊ /

noun

  1. a black grape grown in the Puglia region of Italy, used for making wine
  2. a strong red wine made from this grape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Primitivo1

C21: from Italian, literally: primitive, probably because the grape tends to ripen earlier than other grapes
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Example Sentences

Aqui es claro que Can es pronombre primitivo, y no derivativo.

Siete verbos nacen del primitivo; y algunos le siguen en la conjugacion, y otros no.

Cousin Primitivo himself, with all the wisdom of the ancients, could not draw him out of his mutism.

Cousin Primitivo was right: the righteous suffer for the sinners.

Don Primitivo, the philosopher, was in his glory quoting opinions of the theologians.

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