primitivo
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian primitivo. Doublet of primitive.
Noun edit
primitivo (uncountable)
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Adjective edit
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “primitivo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivi, feminine plural primitive)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
primitivo m (plural primitivi)
- primitive man
- a grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape
Descendants edit
- → English: primitivo
Further reading edit
- primitivo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- primitivo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin edit
Adjective edit
prīmitīvō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pri‧mi‧ti‧vo
Adjective edit
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)
- primitive (pertaining to or harking back to a former time)
- primitive (characterised by simplicity or crudeness)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
primitivo m (plural primitivos)
- primitive (member of a primitive society)
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “primitivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014