primal

English

Etymology

From medieval Latin primalis, from primus, first.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aɪməl

Adjective

primal (not comparable)

Being the first in time, or history.
primal man
Being of greatest importance; primary.
(meat trade) Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.

Synonyms

(first in time or history): aboriginal, primaeval/primeval, primordial
(being of greatest importance): primary

Derived terms

primal therapist
primal therapy
primality
primally

Translations

Being the first in time, or history

Finnish: alkukantainen (fi)
Galician: primeiro m
Maori: taketake

Russian: перви́чный (ru) (pervíčnyj), изнача́льный (ru) (iznačálʹnyj)
Spanish: primer (es) m

Being of greatest importance; primary

Finnish: tärkein (fi), perus- (fi)

Hungarian: elsődleges (hu)

Noun

primal (plural primals)

primal cut (of meat)

References

Primal cut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

imparl

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