comprimarios

Variant of comprimario

comprimario definition

com·pri·ma·rio (kō̂m′prē mä′rē ō̂)

noun pl. comprimari -·ma′ri (-rē)

a singer of a secondary role in an opera
also Eng. comprimario com′·pri·ma·ri′o (käm′prə mär′ē ō)

Etymology: It < com-, with (see com-) + primario, first (< L primarius, primary)

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