Definition of ARGENTINE

argentine

Plural: argentines

Noun

  • any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes
  • Any osmeriform fish of the genus Argentina, especially a European argentine (Argentina sphyraena).
  • A siliceous variety of calcite, or lime carbonate, having a silvery-white, pearly lustre, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.
  • White metal coated with silver.

Adjective

  • of or relating to or characteristic of Argentina or its people

Adj

  • Containing or resembling silver.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English argentyne, borrowed from Old French argentin (“silvery”), from Latin argentum (“silver”), equivalent to argent + -ine.

Synonyms

Argentinian, herring smelt, silvern

Scrabble Score: 10

argentine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
argentine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
argentine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

argentine is a valid Words With Friends word