English word tank comes from Gujarati ટાંકી, and later Portuguese tanque (A sink used for laundry. Cistern. Tank Tank (vehicle).)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ટાંકી | Gujarati (guj) | |
tanque | Portuguese (por) | A sink used for laundry. Cistern. Tank Tank (vehicle). |
tank | English (eng) | (fandom slang) To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.. (video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.. To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy [...] |