tangke
Cebuano
noun
Definitions
- a cistern
- a cesspool; a septic tank
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian tanque derived from Portuguese tanque (tank, liquid container) derived from English septic tank (rhyming slang for Yank).
Origin
English
septic tank
Gloss
rhyming slang for Yank
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Seppo English
- battle tank English
- septic tank English
- tank English
- antitanque Spanish, Castilian
- cazatanques Spanish, Castilian
- tanque Spanish, Castilian
- tanquear Spanish, Castilian
- antitanque Portuguese
- tanque Portuguese
- तडग Sanskrit
- tangke Tagalog
- tangki Malay
- تڠکي Malay
- ટાંકી Gujarati
- टाकी Marathi