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primos

PREE-mos/ˈpɾimos/

cousins

Also: male cousins
NounmA1
Spain
A boy and a girl, smiling happily while holding hands in a sunny field, suggesting they are cousins.

📝 In Action

Mis primos de México vienen para Navidad.

A1

My cousins from Mexico are coming for Christmas.

Somos cuatro primos en total, dos chicos y dos chicas.

A2

We are four cousins in total, two boys and two girls.

Siempre jugábamos juntos cuando éramos primos pequeños.

A2

We always played together when we were little cousins.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

  • primos hermanos – first cousins (children of siblings)
  • primos segundos – second cousins

prime

Also: first
AdjectivemB2formal
A single, perfectly smooth, solid red block standing alone next to a tall structure built entirely out of many small, identical blue blocks, illustrating the concept of a fundamental, indivisible unit.

📝 In Action

Los números primos solo son divisibles por uno y por sí mismos.

B2

Prime numbers are only divisible by one and by themselves.

Analizamos los factores primos del polinomio.

C1

We analyzed the prime factors of the polynomial.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • compuestos (composite (numbers))

Common Collocations

  • factores primos – prime factors

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "primos" in Spanish:

cousins→first→male cousins→prime→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: primos

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence uses 'primos' to refer to a mathematical concept?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
primo(cousin (male) / prime (adjective)) — Noun / Adjective
prima(cousin (female)) — Noun
primario(primary) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
mismosritmos
📚 Etymology▼

The word comes from the Latin word *prīmus*, meaning 'first' or 'original.' This root explains both meanings: cousins are part of the 'first' generation removed from your immediate family, and 'prime' numbers are the 'first' or fundamental building blocks of math.

First recorded: Old Spanish (around 13th century)

Cognates (Related words)

Italian: primiPortuguese: primos

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I say 'first cousins' in Spanish?

You use the phrase 'primos hermanos' (literally 'brother cousins'). This emphasizes that they are the children of your mother's or father's siblings.

Does 'primos' ever mean 'prime' in a non-math context, like 'prime time'?

No, generally not. For things like 'prime time' (TV), Spanish uses words like 'horario estelar' or 'horario de máxima audiencia'. 'Primos' is mostly reserved for family or mathematics.