primas

Primas is a term with several possible meanings depending on language and context. In Spanish and Portuguese, primas is the plural form of prima, a feminine noun meaning female cousin. In those languages the corresponding masculine plural is primos. The word commonly appears in family records, genealogies, and personal narratives describing kinship networks.

Outside of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking contexts, primas is not a standard English word. It is most often encountered as a borrowed term within texts that reference those languages, or as part of proper nouns such as personal surnames, place names, or brandNames. As a surname, Primas may be found in various cultures and can appear in historical or contemporary records without implying any particular meaning beyond the family name.

In some cases, primas may surface in discussions of cultural or linguistic identity, where it helps identify relationships within a family or community that uses Spanish or Portuguese terminology. When encountered in multilingual texts, its interpretation will depend on the surrounding language and whether the word is being used as a common noun or as part of a proper name.

See also: prima, primos, primo, prima donna.