Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: oil (noun). a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water. oil, oil color, oil colour (noun). oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist.
The colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun. Argentina Flag - Colors.
It comes from Latin. Argent in latin means silver/coins So, Argentina is like the land of silver. Even today there's the Plata River (Silver River) Sean Diaz.