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.

   Synonyms: (rare) Argentinan, Argentinean, Argentinian

   • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

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

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

• Asturian: arxentín (ast)
• 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. (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. […], 6th edition, volume I, London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for the Company of Stationers, →OCLC, 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, translated by Nathaniel Brent, The Historie of the Councel of Trent […]‎^[2], London: Bonham Norton and John Bill, →OCLC, 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, […]

3. A current place name:
   1. A neighbourhood of Kansas City, Kansas, named after a silver smeltery.
   2. A township and census-designated place therein, in Genesee County, Michigan.
   3. A township in Fall River County, South Dakota.
   4. A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Translations

Argentina — see Argentina

Derived terms

• Argentinean
• Argentine black and white tegu
• Argentinian
• Argentino

 

Related terms

• Argentina

Anagrams

• Tangerine, antigreen, intragene, tangerine

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