tanque

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃.ke/

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃ki, -ɐ̃kɨ
  • Hyphenation: tan‧que

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern, underwater water reservour”).[1] Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English tank (“armoured fighting vehicle”), see there for the sense development.

    Noun

    tanque m (plural tanques)

    1. tank; cistern
    2. a sink used for laundry
      Hypernym: pia
    4. tank (military vehicle)
      Synonyms: carro de combate, tanque de guerra
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Bengali: টাংকি (ṭaṅki)
    • → English: tank (see there for further descendants)
    • → Hunsrik: Dank
    • → Malay: tangki
    • → Spanish: tanque

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    tanque

    1. inflection of tancar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

    References

    1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “tank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Portuguese tanque (“tank”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtanke/ [ˈt̪ãŋ.ke]
    • Rhymes: -anke
    • Syllabification: tan‧que

    Noun

    tanque m (plural tanques)

    1. tank (military vehicle)
    2. tank (a closed container for liquids or gases)
    3. large glass (for drinking)
    4. tank (a very muscular and physically imposing person)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Further reading

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