see also: Tan, TAN
Pronunciation
- IPA: /tæn/
Borrowed from French tan, from Gaulish *tannos – compare Breton tann, oco tannen –, from Proto-Celtic *tannos, of uncertain origin, but perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰonu.
Nountan (plural tans)
- A light, brown-like colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- I'm hoping to get a tan this weekend at the beach.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- French: bronzage, hâle
- German: Bräune, Sonnenbräune
- Italian: abbronzatura
- Portuguese: bronzeado
- Russian: зага́р
- Spanish: bronceado, tostado, moreno
tan (comparative tanner, superlative tannest)
- Yellowish-brown.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
- Synonyms: suntanned, tanned
- You’re looking very tan this week.
- French: hâlé, bronzé
- German: braun, sonnengebräunt
- Italian: abbronzato
- Russian: загоре́лый
- Spanish: bronceado, tostado, moreno, trigueño
As a verb, from Middle English tannen, from late Old English tannian, from Latin tannare.
Verbtan (tans, present participle tanning; simple past and past participle tanned)
- (transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan, though I do burn.
- (transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
- (transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
- 1876, Mark Twain, chapter 3, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer:
- "Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you."
- French: bronzer
- Italian: abbronzarsi
- Portuguese: bronzear
- Russian: загора́ть
- Spanish: broncearse
- French: tanner
- German: gerben, walken
- Italian: conciare
- Portuguese: curtir
- Russian: дуби́ть
- Spanish: curtir
From a Brythonic language; influenced in form by yan ("one") in the same series.
Numeral- (dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
Borrowed from Armenian թան.
Nountan
Translations- Russian: тан
tan (uncountable)
- Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
From Middle English *tan, from Old English tān, from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic *tainaz.
Nountan (plural tans)
Related terms Etymology 7It may either be a figurative use of the usual verb tan (“to cause to acquire a brownish colour”) or a Jamaican Creole English - pronunciation of turn, compare bun.
Verbtan (tans, present participle tanning; simple past and past participle tanned)
Tan
Etymology 1
From Mandarin - 譚.
Proper noun Etymology 2From nan-hbl 陳.
Proper noun Etymology 3From Mandarin - 丹, reinforced by Wade-Giles romanization: Tan¹.
Proper noun- Alternative form of Dan
TAN
Noun
- (engineering) Init of total acid number the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity. See Total acid number on Wikipedia.
- (banking) Init of transaction authentication number in electronic banking. See Transaction authentication number on Wikipedia.
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