tanque

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Portuguese

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tanque

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tan‧que

Noun

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tanque m (plural tanques)

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

References

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese tanque (tank).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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)

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