tanque
Portuguese, noun/ˈtɐ̃.ki/
tanque is spelled T-A-N-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,280th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tanque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “tank; cistern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of tancar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “carro de guerra, blindado e armado”.
What does tanque mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetank; cistern
- 2
masculinea sink used for laundry
- 3
masculinetank (military vehicle)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. carro de guerra, blindado e armado 2. chafariz 3. qualquer reservatório para conter líquidos 4. açude; lagoa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tanque
- tanques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tanque?
- Brazil /ˈtɐ̃.ki/
- Portugal /ˈtɐ̃.kɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tanque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tanque in Portuguese?
tanque appears 12 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).