Asado - A mixed grill of steak and other meat cuts.

Buenos aires - Means, literally, "fair winds."

Centavos - Argentina's currency is the peso. One peso equals 100 centavos.

Con targeta - With a charge card.

Correa Argentina - These words on a sign signify a postal branch office.

En efectivo - In cash.

Parrilla - Steak house.

Peso - Argentina's currency is the peso. One peso equals 100 centavos; coins come in denominations of five, 10, 25 and 50 centavos, and one peso.

Portenos - The "people of the port." What citizens of Buenos Aires call themselves.

Tarjetas telefonicas - Phone cards

Yerba mate - Traditional Argentine tea, drunk in a gourd with a straw.