ranço

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See also: ranco and rancó

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ranço, from Latin rancidus. Doublet of the borrowed râncido.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃su
  • Hyphenation: ran‧ço

Adjective

ranço (feminine rança, masculine plural ranços, feminine plural ranças)

  1. rancid

Noun

ranço m (plural ranços)

  1. rancidity
  2. contempt; despise towards something