Masculine
tanque
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɐ̃.ki/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern, underwater water reservour”). Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English tank (“armoured fighting vehicle”), see there for the sense development.
Related words
water reservoir
army tank
Tank
storage tank
depósitos de água
reservatório de água
caixa-d’água
lago artificial
lago pequeno
Albufeiras
Carro de Combate
Tanques
tanque
citerne
tank
tanc
Tank
cisternaSign in to write sticky notes
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