Word of the Day - Primavera

primavera

/ˌpriːməˈvɛːrə/
noun
mass noun
The hard, light-coloured timber of a Central American tree.
adjective
postpositive (of a pasta dish) made with lightly sautéed spring vegetables.

Origin
Late
19th century: from Spanish, denoting the season of spring, from Latin
primus ‘first, earliest’ + ver ‘spring’ (alluding to the tree's early
flowering).

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Paul sat in his primavera chair and ate his pasta primavera with gusto. He rose from dinner with a spring in his step.