Italian edit

Etymology edit

From argine +‎ -are, from Vulgar Latin *arger, from Latin agger (rubble; mound; rampart).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ar.d͡ʒiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gi‧nà‧re

Verb edit

arginàre (first-person singular present àrgino, first-person singular past historic arginài, past participle arginàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to embank, to provide (a river, stream, etc.) with embankments
  2. (figurative) to check, to limit, to restrain, to contain

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