tanqueta
Spanish, noun[t̪ãŋˈket̪a]
tanqueta is spelled T-A-N-Q-U-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 89,640th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tanqueta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “armored personnel carrier, (UK) armoured personnel carrier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tanque de tamaño similar a un automóvil, más veloz y maniobrable, usado para reconocimiento y apoyo de…”.
What does tanqueta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearmored personnel carrier, (UK) armoured personnel carrier
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tanque de tamaño similar a un automóvil, más veloz y maniobrable, usado para reconocimiento y apoyo de infantería.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tanqueta
- tanquetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tanqueta?
- [t̪ãŋˈket̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tanqueta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tanqueta in Spanish?
tanqueta appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).