tanque

Portuguese
tanque

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɐ̃.ke/

  • Hyphenation: tan‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern, underwater water reservour”), from Marathi टाकी (ṭākī), ultimately from Sanskrit तडाग (taḍāga, “pond”).[1]

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/ [ˈt̪ãŋ.ke]
  • 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

Further reading
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