argentar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From argent +‎ -ar.

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argentar (first-person singular present argento, first-person singular preterite argentí, past participle argentat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to silver-plate
    Synonym: platejar
  2. (figurative) to silver

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Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: ar‧gen‧tar

Verb

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argentar (first-person singular present argento, first-person singular preterite argentei, past participle argentado)

  1. to silver-plate (to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver)
    Synonym: pratear

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Back-formation from argentado.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɾxenˈtaɾ/ [aɾ.xẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ar‧gen‧tar

Verb

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argentar (first-person singular present argento, first-person singular preterite argenté, past participle argentado)

  1. to silver-plate
    Synonym: platear

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