tanque

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Portuguese

tanque

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: tan‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern, underwater water reservour”), from Marathi टाकी (ṭākī), ultimately from Sanskrit तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).

Noun

tanque m (plural tanques)

  1. tank
  2. cistern
  3. a sink used for laundry
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Bengali: টাংকি (ṭaṅki)
  • → English: tank (see there for further descendants)
  • → Malay: tangki
  • → Spanish: tanque

Etymology 2

Reborrowed from English tank (“tank vehicle”), from Portuguese tanque. Tanks were originally disguised as moving water tanks.

Noun

tanque m (plural tanques)

  1. tank (vehicle)

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “tank”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese tanque (“tank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtanke/
  • 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

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