argentino
/aɾxenˈtino/ · B2 · adj
Argentinian, Argentine
🇦🇷 argentino = from Argentina, named for argentum, Latin for silver
Argentina means land of silver, from Latin argentum, whose chemical symbol is Ag. Spanish explorers hoped to find silver there along the Río de la Plata. So argentino is both Argentinian and silvery, the same root as silver.