tanquinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From tanque +‎ -inho (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈkĩ.ɲu/ [tɐ̃ˈkĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈkĩ.ɲu/ [tɐ̃ˈkĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈki.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃ˈki.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: tan‧qui‧nho

Noun

tanquinho m (plural tanquinhos)

1. diminutive of tanque

   Synonym: tanquezinho

2. washboard
3. six-pack, washboard abs
4. (Brazil) a type of simple, low-cost washing machine without a rinse and centrifuge option

Further reading

• “tanquinho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “tanquinho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN