tanquinho

Portuguese

Etymology

From tanque +‎ -inho (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(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)

diminutive of tanque
Synonym: tanquezinho
washboard
six-pack
(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