argine

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin arger, argerem, from Latin agger, aggerem (“rubble; mound; rampart”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈardʒine/
  • Hyphenation: àr‧gi‧ne

Noun

argine m (plural argini)

  1. bank (of a river)
  2. embankment, dyke
    L'argine che blocca il fiume è molto largo.
    The dam blocking the river is very wide.

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