argentine

See also: Argentine

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).dʒənˌtiːn/, /ˈɑː(ɹ).dʒənˌtaɪn/

Adjective

argentine (comparative more argentine, superlative most argentine)

  1. Containing or resembling silver.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
      Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.

Noun

argentine (plural argentines)

  1. Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially the 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
    • (Can we find and add a quotation of Simmonds to this entry?)

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French

Adjective

argentine

  1. feminine singular of argentin

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Italian

Adjective

argentine

  1. feminine plural of argentino

Noun

argentine f

  1. plural of argentina

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Latin

Adjective

argentine

  1. vocative masculine singular of argentinus
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