tangke
See also: Tangke
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.
The second sense is influenced by English septic tank.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tang‧ke
- IPA(key): /taŋˈke/, [t̪ʌŋˈki]
Noun
tangké
- tank; vat (of water, fuel, etc.); cistern
- cesspool; septic tank
- Synonym: poso negro
- tank (armored vehicle)
- Synonym: tangke de gera
- armored personnel carrier
- Synonym: tangke de gera
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tangke.
Tagalog
isang tangke
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish tanque.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tang‧ke
- IPA(key): /taŋˈke/, [tɐŋˈke]
- IPA(key): /ˈtaŋke/, [ˈtaŋ.ke]
Noun
tangké or tangke
- tank (armored vehicle)
- tank; vat (of water, gasoline, etc.); cistern
- water reservoir
- Synonym: deposito
Derived terms
- tangkihan