argentine

«argentine» in Mova's school dictionary: from or to do with Argentina, a country in South America — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Argentine; also Argentinian, Argentinean); noun (an Argentine, Argentines — a person)

meaning for a pupil

1) Argentine means from or to do with Argentina, a country in South America. tree →

2) An Argentine is a person from Argentina. tree →

3) (rare) argentine with a small «a» means silvery, like silver. tree →

4) (an argentine) An argentine is also a small silvery sea fish. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in geography (the Argentine pampas, Buenos Aires), sport (Argentine footballers like Lionel Messi, the World Cup) and food (Argentine beef).

examples

• Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer. tree →
• The Argentine flag is light blue and white with a sun. tree →
• Argentine cowboys are called gauchos. tree →
• Many Argentines speak Spanish. tree →
• We tasted Argentine empanadas at the food fair. tree →
• The tango comes from Argentine dance halls. tree →

note

For the nationality, write a capital A. Pronounced AR-jen-tine or AR-jen-teen. «Argentinian» is also common and correct. The country was once called «the Argentine» in old British English, but today it is «Argentina». From Latin «argentum», silver.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «argentine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.