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/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Adjective

Argentine (not comparable)

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.

Usage notes

Argentine is the most commonly used term, followed by Argentinian, Argentinean, and (rarely) Argentinan.

Derived terms

Argentine nightshade

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)
Hindi: अर्जेंटीनी (arjẽṭīnī)
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

Latin: 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)

A citizen or descendant abroad of Argentina.
Synonyms: (rare) Argentinan, Argentinean, Argentinian
- 2006 June 11, Jonathan Kandell, “Buenos Aires Beef, on Hoof and on Plates”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:
  "Rich as an Argentine" was a phrase my Brooklyn grandfather often repeated to my bewilderment.
(dance) Ellipsis of Argentine tango.

Translations

person from Argentina

Albanian: argjentinas (sq) m
Asturian: arxentín (ast) m
Azerbaijani: argentinalı
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)
Hindi: अर्जेंटीनी m or f (arjẽṭīnī)
Hungarian: argentin (hu)
Italian: argentino (it) m, argentina (it) f
Japanese: アルゼンチン人 (ja) (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

Latin: 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 (disambiguation) on Wikipedia

Argentine

(archaic, with "the") Argentina.
- 1922, Eugene T. Sawyer, History of Santa Clara County California‎^[3], Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, page 379:
  Returning to California he then went to work for the P. G. & E. Company as storekeeper in San Jose and remained with the concern until 1904, which year he started on a trip that occupied his time for over one year and took him to the important centers of Europe and throughout South America, where he visited an uncle in the Argentine.
(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 […]‎^[4], 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, […]
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.