tanko

From English tank.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtanko/
• Hyphenation: tan‧ko
• Rhymes: -anko

tanko (accusative singular tankon, plural tankoj, accusative plural tankojn)

1. tank (armored vehicle)

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stangō (“bar, rod, stake”), compare German Stange.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɑŋko]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋko
• Hyphenation: tan‧ko

tanko

1. rod, bar, pole, staff (long stick)

   tankotanssi ― pole dance

2. (ballet) barre (handrail fixed to a wall to aid exercises)
3. (metallurgy) billet
4. quill (thin dried piece of something, especially cinnamon); see kanelitanko
5. stick (dried fruit of vanilla); see vaniljatanko
6. loaf (large block of soap); see saippuatanko

• kanto, katon, nokat, tokan