tanca

See also: tańca, tancà, and tança

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from tancar (“to close”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.kə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ka/

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Noun

tanca f (plural tanques)

1. fence

Derived terms

• tanca viva

Verb

tanca

1. third-person singular present indicative form of tancar
2. second-person singular imperative form of tancar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ka/
• Rhymes: -anka
• Hyphenation: tàn‧ca

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English tank.

Noun

tanca f (plural tanche)

1. tank (water or fuel)
2. jerry can

Synonyms

• tanica

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sardinian [Term?], from Catalan tanca (“fence”).

Noun

tanca f (plural tanche)

1. (Sardinia) an enclosed piece of land
   • 1900, Grazia Deledda, Elias Portolu‎^[1], NOR, published 2016, →ISBN, Chapter IV:

     Ecco, ora Elias è finalmente nella sconfinata solitudine della tanca, animata solo da qualche grido, da qualche fischio di pastore, dal tintinnio delle greggie e dal muggito degli armenti.

     Here, Elias is now finally in the boundless solitude of the tanca, only animated by some shouts, some whistling of shepherds, the flocks' tinkling and the mooing of cattle herds.

Anagrams

• canta

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German tanzen, from Middle Dutch dansen.

Verb

tanca

1. to dance

Related terms

• tanc