perċimes
Maltese
editEtymology
editUltimately from Latin prīmicērius. Compare Italian primicerio. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editperċimes m or f by sense
- ringleader
- 2022, Alfred Massa, Il-Ħarba, Horizons, →ISBN, page 7:
- Il-perċimes kien ċertu Rabbi Jacob u martu Rut.
- The ringleaders were a certain Rabbi Jacob and his wife Rut.
- champion