English Explanatory Dictionary

Buenos Aires

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Argentina.
  2. The largest and most populous province in Argentina, part of the Pampas region. Capital city: La Plata.

Pronunciation

bwā′nəs âr′ēz -ī′rĭz bwĕ′nōs ī′rĕs /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ /-ˈaɪ.ɹɪz/ /ˈbwɛ.nəʊs ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Buenos Aires.wav /ˈbweɪ.nəs ˈɛɹ.iz/ /ˈbwɛ.noʊs ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ /ˈbwæɪ.nəs ˈeː.iːz/ /-ˈɑe.ɹɪz/ /ˈbwe.nəʉs ˈɑe.ɹes/ /ˈbwæɪ.nəs ˈeə̯.iːz/ /-ˈaɪ.ɹəz/ /ˈbwe.nɐʉs ˈaɪ.ɹes/ /ˈbwe.nəs ˈer.iz/ /ˈbwɛ.nos ˈaɪ.ɹɛs/ /ˈbweː.nos ˈeːʳ.iːz/ /-ˈaj.ɾiz/ /ˈbwe.noːs ˈaj.ɾes/

Word forms

Buenos Aires Buenos Ayres

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Buenos Aires, named after an epithet of the Virgin Mary, itself ultimately derived from Aragonese buen ayre (literally “good air”) or derived from Sardinian bonaria. The first English attestation dates to 1764.

Derived words

Little Buenos Aires
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