argentine

argentine

See also: Argentine

English

Etymology

From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtiːn/, /ˈɑː(ɹ).d͡ʒənˌtaɪn/

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Adjective

argentine (comparative more argentine, superlative most argentine)

1. Containing or resembling silver.
   • c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon,  […], published 1609, OCLC 78596089, [Act 5, scene 1]:

     Celestiall Dian, Goddesse Argentine

   Synonym: silvern

Noun

argentine (countable and uncountable, plural argentines)

1. Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
2. (mineralogy) A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
3. White metal coated with silver.[1]

Synonyms

• herring smelt

Derived terms

• greater argentine

Translations

fish of the genus Argentina

Danish: guldlaks c Dutch: zilvervis (nl) Estonian: hõbekala Finnish: hopeakuore French: argentine (fr) m Irish: airgintín Italian: argentina (it) f Portuguese: argentina (pt) f Russian: аргенти́н m (argentín) Spanish: argentina (es) f Swedish: guldlaxfisk c

Argentina sphyraena

Catalan: moixó (ca) m Danish: strømsild c Dutch: zilversmelt Estonian: hõbekala Finnish: hopeakuore French: petite argentine (fr) m Irish: airgintín Italian: argentina (it) f Portuguese: argentina (pt) f Spanish: pez plata f Swedish: silverfisk (sv) c

References

1. 1858, Peter Lund Simmonds, The Dictionary of Trade Products

Anagrams

• Tangerine, antigreen, intragene, tangerine

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French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

argentine

1. feminine singular of argentin

Derived terms

• Argentina
• Argentine
• Argentinean
• Argentinian

 

Anagrams

• gainèrent, régnaient

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Italian

Adjective

argentine

1. feminine plural of argentino

Noun

argentine f

1. plural of argentina

Anagrams

• rinnegate

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡenˈtiː.ne/, [ärɡɛn̪ˈt̪iːnɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.d͡ʒenˈti.ne/, [ärd͡ʒen̪ˈt̪iːne]

Adjective

argentīne

1. vocative masculine singular of argentīnus

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾxenˈtine/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪i.ne]
• Rhymes: -ine
• Syllabification: ar‧gen‧ti‧ne

Noun

argentine m or f (plural argentines, feminine argentina, feminine plural argentinas, masculine argentino, masculine plural argentinos)

1. (gender-neutral, neologism) Argentinian (person)
   • 2019, Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales, Derechos humanos en la Argentina: Informe 2019, Siglo XXI Editores, →ISBN:

     Alrededor de sesenta argentines y extranjeres fueron desacreditades.

     About sixty Argentinians and foreigners were discredited.