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tanque.

tank; cistern

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɐ̃.ki/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/Portugal
  1. tank; cistern

    masculine
  2. a sink used for laundry

    masculine
  3. tank (military vehicle)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī, “cistern, underwater water reservour”). Etymology 1 sense 3 is a semantic loan from English tank (“armoured fighting vehicle”), see there for the sense development.

verb/ˈtɐ̃.ki/Brazil/ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/Portugal
  1. inflection of tancar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of tancar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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