primitivo

Adjective

primitivo (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivi, feminine plural primitive)

1. primitive
2. original (significance)

Noun

primitivo m (plural primitivi)

1. Primitive man
2. A grape variety from Puglia; the red wine made from this grape

Adjective

prīmitīvō

1. dative masculine singular of prīmitīvus
2. dative neuter singular of prīmitīvus
3. ablative masculine singular of prīmitīvus
4. ablative neuter singular of prīmitīvus

Adjective

primitivo m (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas, comparable)

1. primitive (pertaining to or harking back to a former time)
2. primitive (characterised by simplicity or crudeness)

Noun

primitivo m (plural primitivos)

1. primitive (member of a primitive society)

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾimiˈtibo/, [pɾimiˈt̪iβo]

Adjective

primitivo (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)

1. primitive
2. original, initial, basic

Further reading

• “primitivo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.