tanqueta

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Catalan

Etymology

From tanc +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

Noun

tanqueta f (plural tanquetes)

  1. (historical) tankette

Further reading

Spanish

A Spanish police armoured personnel carrier

Etymology

From tanque +‎ -eta.

Noun

tanqueta f (plural tanquetas)

  1. armored personnel carrier, (UK) armoured personnel carrier
    • 2016 May 25, “Mantienen "choques" maestros y policías en Chiapas”, in Frontera.info:
      Dijo que en la acciones policíacas los uniformados utilizan tanquetas con las que les arrojan agua a propulsión y también balas de goma.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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