tangke

See also: Tangke

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tang‧ke

Etymology 1

From Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.

The second sense influenced by English septic tank.

Noun

tangke

1. a cistern
2. a cesspool; a septic tank

Etymology 2

From English tank, from Portuguese tanque. Also from tangke de gera.

Noun

tangke

1. a tank; an armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun in a turret, and moving on caterpillar tracks
2. an armored personnel carrier

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tangke.

---

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish tanque

Noun

tangke

isang tangke

1. tank (armored vehicle)
2. cistern