Diccionario de argentinismos
Encyclopedia
Diccionario de argentinismos is an authoritative dictionary
of the Spanish language
as occurring in Argentina
prior to 1911. It was published in 1911 under the auspices of the Comisión Nacional del Centenario (Argentine National Commission on the Centenary) and printed in Buenos Aires by Imprenta de Coni Hermanos (Coni Brothers Press).
The introduction begins with a discussion of the merits of the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española
(DRAE), except that DRAE has insufficient coverage of Spanish as spoken in Argentina. Diccionario de argentinismos lists 15,000 terms and senses not in DRAE, and many additional phrases.
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
of the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as occurring in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
prior to 1911. It was published in 1911 under the auspices of the Comisión Nacional del Centenario (Argentine National Commission on the Centenary) and printed in Buenos Aires by Imprenta de Coni Hermanos (Coni Brothers Press).
The introduction begins with a discussion of the merits of the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española
Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española
The Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española or DRAE is the most authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. It is produced, edited, and published by the Real Academia Española ; the first edition was published in 1780...
(DRAE), except that DRAE has insufficient coverage of Spanish as spoken in Argentina. Diccionario de argentinismos lists 15,000 terms and senses not in DRAE, and many additional phrases.
Table of contents
- Introducción
- Abreviaturas principales y signos ortográficos
- Castellanismos y neologismos
- Americanismos
- Argentinismos
- Nombres gentilicios
- Locuciones sustantivas y otras
- Voces extranjeras
- Estancia y campaña
- Tribus indígenas y sus lenguas
- Fauna
- Flora
- Barbarismos
- Palabras interesantes portuguesas, italianas y francesas
- Refranes, frases, modismos y cláusulas
- Refranes, etc., omitidos
- Índice general, por materias
- Índice general alfabético de las palabras