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Etymology 1

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Possibly from Dutch [Term?] (sense 1), from English tanker (sense 2)

Noun

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tankar m (definite singular tankaren, indefinite plural tankarar, definite plural tankarane)

  1. a tankard
  2. (nautical) a tanker
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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tankar m

  1. indefinite plural of tank
  2. indefinite plural of tanke

Etymology 3

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Verb

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tankar

  1. present of tanka

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adapted borrowing of English tank +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tan‧kar

Verb

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tankar (first-person singular present tanko, first-person singular preterite tankei, past participle tankado) (Brazil, chiefly Internet slang)

  1. to tolerate, to withstand
    Synonym: aguentar
    Eu não tanko esse tipo de música.
    I don't tolerate that kind of music.
  2. to be able to hold one's laughter
  3. (video games) to tank (to attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat)
  4. (fandom slang) to tank (to resist damage)
  5. (basketball) to tank (to deliberately lose a sports match)

Usage notes

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  • In the meaning be able to hold one's laughter, it is usually used in the negative.

Conjugation

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Swedish

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Noun

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tankar

  1. indefinite plural of tanke
  2. indefinite plural of tank

Verb

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tankar

  1. present indicative of tanka

Anagrams

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