primeur
English
Noun
primeur (countable and uncountable, plural primeurs)
- (uncountable) new wine (such as Beaujolais nouveau)
- (in the plural) fruit and vegetables that are available early in the season
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French primeur, from Latin primor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /priˈmøːr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: pri‧meur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Noun
primeur f (plural primeurs, diminutive primeurtje n)
- a first, the first instance of an occurrence
Derived terms
- wereldprimeur
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁi.mœʁ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
primeur f (plural primeurs)
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with primauté.
Derived terms
Noun
primeur m (plural primeurs)
Further reading
- “primeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.