tan
IPA: tˈæn
noun
- A light, brown-like colour.
- A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
- Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
- (dialectal) A twig or small switch.
- A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
- A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
- A surname from Vietnamese.
- Alternative form of Dan [The fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah (who was Rachel's handmaid).]
- (engineering) Initialism of total acid number, the measure of a lubricant's or crude oil's acidity. See Total acid number on Wikipedia.
- (banking) Initialism of transaction authentication number, in electronic banking. See Transaction authentication number on Wikipedia.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
- (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.
- (transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.
adjective
- Yellowish-brown.
- Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
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