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tankar.

to tolerate, to withstand

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/Brazil[tɐ̃ˈka(h)]Brazil/tɐ̃ˈka(ɾ)/São-Paulo/tɐ̃ˈka(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to tolerate, to withstand

    Brazil · Internet
    Eu não tanko esse tipo de música.
  2. to be able to hold one's laughter

    Brazil · Internet
  3. to tank (to attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat)

    Brazil · Internet
  4. to tank (to resist damage)

    Brazil · Internet · slang
  5. to tank (to deliberately lose a sports match)

    Brazil · Internet
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tankbor. Portuguese -ar Portuguese tankar From English tank + Portuguese -ar.

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