Argentine

Argentine

See also: argentine

English

Etymology

From Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.dʒən.taɪn/, /ˈɑː.dʒən.tiːn/

Adjective

Argentine (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.
   • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.

   Synonyms: (rare) Argentinan, Argentinean, Argentinian

Translations

pertaining to Argentina

Albanian: argjentinas (sq) Asturian: arxentín (ast) Belarusian: аргенці́нскі (arhjencínski) Bulgarian: аржентински m (aržentinski) Catalan: argentí (ca) Czech: argentinský (cs) m Danish: argentinsk Dutch: Argentijns (nl) Estonian: argentiina Finnish: argentiinalainen (fi) French: argentin (fr) m, argentine (fr) f Galician: arxentino (gl) Georgian: არგენტინური (argenṭinuri) German: argentinisch (de) Greek: αργεντίνικος (el) (argentínikos), αργεντινός (el) (argentinós) Hebrew: ארגנטיני‎ m (argent'yni), ארגנטינית‎ f (argent'ynit) Hungarian: argentin (hu) Italian: argentino (it) m, argentina (it) f Japanese: アルゼンチンの (aruzenchin no) Kyrgyz: аргентиналык (ky) (argentinalık) Latvian: argentīniešu Lithuanian: argentinietiškas Maltese: Arġentin m, Arġentina f, Arġentini pl Manx: Argenteenagh Norwegian: Bokmål: argentinsk Nynorsk: argentinsk (nn) Occitan: argentin m Polish: argentyński (pl) m Portuguese: argentino (pt) Romanian: argentinian (ro) Russian: аргенти́нский (ru) (argentínskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: аргѐнтӣнскӣ Roman: argèntīnskī (sh) Slovak: argentínsky (sk) Slovene: argentinski (sl) m Spanish: argentino (es) Swahili: Kiajentina Swedish: argentinsk (sv) Ukrainian: аргенти́нський (uk) (arhentýnsʹkyj) Volapük: Largäntänik (vo) Welsh: Archentaidd

pertaining to an Argentine or the Argentines

German: Argentinier- (de) Manx: Argenteenagh Norwegian: Bokmål: argentinsk Nynorsk: argentinsk (nn) Polish: argentyński (pl) m Portuguese: argentino (pt) Romanian: argentinian (ro) Welsh: Archentaidd

Noun

Argentine (plural Argentines)

1. A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.

   Synonyms: (rare) Argentinan, Argentinean, Argentinian

2. (dance) Short for Argentine tango.

Translations

person from Argentina

Albanian: argjentinas (sq) m Asturian: arxentín (ast) m Belarusian: аргенцінец m (arhjencinjec), аргенці́нка f (arhjencínka) Bulgarian: аржентинец m (aržentinec), аржентинка f (aržentinka) Catalan: argentí (ca) m Czech: Argentinec (cs) m Danish: argentiner (da) c Dutch: Argentijn (nl) m, Argentijnse (nl) f Esperanto: argentinano Estonian: argentiinalane Finnish: argentiinalainen (fi) French: Argentin (fr) m, Argentine (fr) f Galician: arxentino (gl) m, arxentina f Georgian: არგენტინელი (argenṭineli) German: Argentinier (de) m, Argentinierin (de) f Greek: Αργεντίνος (el) m (Argentínos), Αργεντίνα (el) f (Argentína) Hebrew: ארגנטינאי‎ m (argent'inai), ארגנטינאית‎ f (argent'inait) Hungarian: argentin (hu) Italian: argentino (it) m, argentina (it) f Japanese: アルゼンチン人 (aruzenchinjin) Kyrgyz: аргентиналык (ky) (argentinalık) Latvian: argentīnietis m, argentīniete f Lithuanian: argentinietis (lt) m, argentinietė (lt) f Manx: Argenteenagh m Norwegian: Bokmål: argentiner (no) m Nynorsk: argentinar (nn) m Occitan: argentin m Polish: Argentyńczyk (pl) m pers, Argentynka (pl) f Portuguese: argentino (pt) m Romanian: argentinian (ro) m, argentiniană (ro) f, argentiniancă f Russian: аргенти́нец (ru) m (argentínec), аргенти́нка (ru) f (argentínka) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Аргенти́нац m Roman: Argentínac (sh) m Slovak: Argentínec m Slovene: Argentinec (sl) m Spanish: argentino (es) m, argentina (es) f Swahili: Mwajentina (sw) class 1/2 Swedish: argentinare (sv) c Turkish: Arjantinli (tr) Ukrainian: аргенти́нець (uk) m (arhentýnecʹ), аргенти́нка (uk) f (arhentýnka) Volapük: Largäntänan (vo) Welsh: Archentwr m, Archentwraig f

Proper noun

Argentine

1. (archaic, with "the") Argentina.
2. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas, named after a silver smeltery.
3. (obsolete) Strasbourg (city in France).
   • 1610 October​, John Foxe, Actes and Monuments of Matters Most Speciall and Memorable, Happening in the Church, with an Vniuersall Historie of the Same. […], volume I, 6th edition, London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for the Company of Stationers, OCLC 81611923, book VI, page 650, column 1:

     The first inuenter thereof (as most agree) is thought to be a Germaine, dwellyng first in Argentine, afterward Citizen of Mentz, named John Faustus, a goldsmith.

   • 1624, Patrick Symson, The Historie of the Church Since the Dayes of Our Saviour Iesus Christ untill this present Age […], page 178:

     […] and the Ambassadour for the Citie of Argentine was not suffered to sit in the Councell, because that Cittie had disanulled the Masse.

   • 1629 [1619], Paolo Sarpi, Nathaniel Brent, transl., The Historie of the Councel of Trent […]‎, London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, OCLC 230679140, book 1, paragraph 61, page 27:

     […] they deemed no remedy more commodious, effectuall, and opportune, than if his Holines, by the Emperours consent, would call a godly, free, and Christian Councell, so soone as it were possible, in some conuenient place in Germanie; that is, in Argentine, in Mentz, Collen, or Metz, […]

Translations

Argentina — see Argentina

Derived terms

• Argentinean
• Argentinian
• Argentino

 

Related terms

• Argentina

Anagrams

• Tangerine, antigreen, intragene, tangerine

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʒɑ̃.tin/
• Homophone: Argentines

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Proper noun

Argentine f

1. Argentina (a country in South America)

Noun

Argentine f (plural Argentines)

1. female equivalent of Argentin

Further reading

• “Argentine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gainèrent, régnaient