Word of the Day 04/28/25 Primaveral
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Apologies for not posting the word of the day on Saturday and Sunday. I thought I scheduled them before I left for my friend's wedding weekend, but I didn't.
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Primaveral (adjective)
primaveral [ prahy-muh-veer-uhl ]
adjective
1. of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
Origin: First recorded in 1815–25; from Spanish or Italian primaver(a) “spring” (also Portuguese, Provençal, Catalan; compare Latin prīmō vēre “in the early spring”; Romance -vera probably originally neuter plural construed as feminine, or re-formation as feminine noun) + -al
Example Sentences
“The authorities do not understand. They haven’t been in our shoes,” said Lety Barán, president of the Asociacion Primaveral, a nonprofit organization that supports migrants and their families in the Washington, D.C., region and in Guatemala.
From Los Angeles Times
Kershaw, quien cedió dos hits y ponchó a dos en dos entradas sin anotación en su debut primaveral en la victoria de exhibición del viernes por 7-5 sobre los Reales de Kansas City en el estadio Surprise, sonrió cuando le dijeron el comentario de Roberts.
From Los Angeles Times
A sure sign of primaveral delirium, the sighting touched off pandemic reports of preternatural phenomena across the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
From deep in the heart of Texas up to the Platte River in Nebraska stretched huge carpets of deep, primaveral green.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
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Primaveral (adjective)
primaveral [ prahy-muh-veer-uhl ]
adjective
1. of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
Origin: First recorded in 1815–25; from Spanish or Italian primaver(a) “spring” (also Portuguese, Provençal, Catalan; compare Latin prīmō vēre “in the early spring”; Romance -vera probably originally neuter plural construed as feminine, or re-formation as feminine noun) + -al
Example Sentences
“The authorities do not understand. They haven’t been in our shoes,” said Lety Barán, president of the Asociacion Primaveral, a nonprofit organization that supports migrants and their families in the Washington, D.C., region and in Guatemala.
From Los Angeles Times
Kershaw, quien cedió dos hits y ponchó a dos en dos entradas sin anotación en su debut primaveral en la victoria de exhibición del viernes por 7-5 sobre los Reales de Kansas City en el estadio Surprise, sonrió cuando le dijeron el comentario de Roberts.
From Los Angeles Times
A sure sign of primaveral delirium, the sighting touched off pandemic reports of preternatural phenomena across the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
From deep in the heart of Texas up to the Platte River in Nebraska stretched huge carpets of deep, primaveral green.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.