"tankard" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæŋkɚd/ [General-American], /ˈtæŋkəd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-ca-tankard.oga Forms: tankards [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English tan(c)kard(e), denoting 'a large tub for carrying liquid', perhaps related to Dutch tanckaert, from Middle Dutch tanckaert, meaning the same thing, but of uncertain ultimate origin. The OED suggests an alteration of Medieval Latin *kantard, from Latin cantharus (“tankard”). Klein suggests French tant quart (“as much of a quarter”). Meaning "drinking vessel" is first recorded late 15th century. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tankard|tan(c)kard(e)}} Middle English tan(c)kard(e), {{der|en|nl|tanckaert}} Dutch tanckaert, {{der|en|dum|tanckaert}} Middle Dutch tanckaert, {{der|en|ML.|*kantard}} Medieval Latin *kantard, {{der|en|la|cantharus|t=tankard}} Latin cantharus (“tankard”), {{der|en|fr|tant}} French tant Head templates: {{en-noun}} tankard (plural tankards)
  1. A large drinking vessel, sometimes of pewter, sometimes with a glass base, with one handle and often a hinged cover. Wikipedia link: tankard Categories (topical): Vessels Derived forms: cool tankard, peg tankard Related terms: stein, flagon, goblet Translations (drinking vessel): халба (halba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), boc [masculine] (Catalan), xop [masculine] (Catalan), gerra [feminine] (Catalan), 大酒杯 (Chinese Mandarin), pul [feminine] (Dutch), kolpakko (Finnish), tuoppi (Finnish), chope (French), pichel (Galician), Humpen [masculine] (German), Krug [masculine] (German), Seidel [Southern, neuter] (German), kupa (Hungarian), tooppi (Ingrian), tancard [masculine] (Irish), boccale [masculine] (Italian), タンカード (tankādo) (Japanese), مشربه (meşrebe) (Ottoman Turkish), بارداق (bardak) (Ottoman Turkish), kufel [masculine] (Polish), кру́жка (krúžka) [feminine] (Russian), jarra [feminine] (Spanish), sejdel [common-gender] (Swedish), stånka (note: usually wooden) [common-gender] (Swedish), tancard [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "roman": "tankādo",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "word": "タンカード"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "meşrebe",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "word": "مشربه"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bardak",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "word": "بارداق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kufel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krúžka",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кру́жка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jarra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sejdel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "note": "usually wooden",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stånka"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "drinking vessel",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tancard"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tankard"
}

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