argentino

Argentine, Argentinian

adjective ar-jen-TEE-noh Rare

Origin: From Latin argentum (silver), referring to the Río de la Plata (River Plate).

Also means

silvery (archaic/poetic)

Usage Note

Argentino means relating to Argentina as a nationality adjective. As a noun (un argentino / una argentina) it means an Argentine person. Its secondary, literary meaning is 'silvery' or 'having a silver sound' (e.g. voce argentina = silvery voice). Nationality adjectives are not capitalised in Italian.

Examples

"Il tango è un ballo argentino."

Natural Translation

The tango is an Argentine dance.

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