tangke

Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque.

The second sense is influenced by English septic tank.

• Hyphenation: tang‧ke
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.ke]

tangke (Badlit spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. tank; vat (of water, fuel, etc.); cistern
2. cesspool; septic tank

   Synonym: poso negro

3. tank (armored vehicle)

   Synonym: tangke de gera

4. armored personnel carrier

   Synonym: tangke de gera

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Borrowed from Spanish tanque, from Portuguese tanque, from Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī), from Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taŋˈke/ [t̪ɐŋˈkɛ], /ˈtaŋke/ [ˈt̪aŋ.kɛ]
• Rhymes: -e, -aŋke
• Syllabification: tang‧ke

tangké or tangke (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜅ᜔ᜃᜒ)

1. tank (armored vehicle)
2. tank; vat (of water, gasoline, etc.); cistern

   Synonym: alhibe

3. water reservoir

   Synonym: deposito

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• “tangke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018