rancio

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rancio. Doublet of rance.

Pronunciation

Noun

rancio m (plural rancios)

  1. the soft, mellow quality acquired by brandy as it is aged

Further reading

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ranço (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rancidus.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈranθjo/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈransjo/

 

  • Hyphenation: ran‧cio

Adjective

rancio (feminine rancia, masculine plural rancios, feminine plural rancias)

  1. rancid
  2. (figurative) old-fashioned, outdated
    Synonym: anticuado

Noun

rancio m (plural rancios)

  1. rancidity

References

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Apheresis of arancio (orange).

Alternative forms

Adjective

rancio (feminine rancia, masculine plural ranci, feminine plural rance)

  1. (obsolete or literary) orange
    Synonym: arancione

Further reading

  • rancio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *rancius, from Classical Latin rancidus (rancid, rank).

Adjective

rancio (feminine rancia, masculine plural ranci, feminine plural rance)

  1. (obsolete) rancid
    Synonym: rancido

Further reading

  • rancio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish rancho. Doublet of ranch and rancho.

Noun

rancio m (plural ranci)

  1. (military) each of the main meals given out to soldiers daily
  2. (by extension) meal
    Synonym: pasto
  3. (historical, military) each of the fixed groups into which a ship's crew was subdivided for meal consumption and cleaning of the mess
  4. (nautical, regional) Synonym of branda

Further reading

  • rancio3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 4

Akin to granchio (crab).

Noun

rancio m (plural ranci)

  1. (southern Italy) Synonym of scampo (prawn)
  2. (southern Italy) Synonym of grancevola (spiny spider crab)

Further reading

  • rancio4 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arāneus. Compare Italian ragno.

Pronunciation

Noun

rancio m (plural rancie)

  1. spider

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rancidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈranθjo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈransjo/
  • Rhymes: -anθjo
  • Rhymes: -ansjo
  • Syllabification: ran‧cio

Adjective

rancio (feminine rancia, masculine plural rancios, feminine plural rancias)

  1. rancid
  2. stale (butter or cheese)
  3. mellow, old (wine)
  4. (figurative) ancient, long-established
  5. (figurative, derogatory) old-fashioned, antiquated, conservative
    • 2018 August 24, Javier Ocaña, “La vocación de lo rancio”, in El País, Madrid, →ISSN:
      Cuando parecía que ya no se hacían películas así, Michael Radford y sus acompañantes han compuesto La música del silencio, biografía cinematográfica del tenor italiano Andrea Bocelli [] sobre un artista que seguramente no se merecía una producción tan rancia, tanto en lo interno como en lo externo.
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    • 2021 December 3, Sami Naïr, “Un candidato del odio en Francia”, in El País, retrieved 2022-01-08:
      Se llama Éric Zemmour, oriundo de Argelia y encarna en una sola persona el racismo anti-musulmán, el antisemitismo y el antieuropeísmo más rancio.
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    • 2021 December 11, José Sámano, “Santana, un grande de hoy, ayer y mañana”, in El País:
      Santana fue el embrión de Santana, del tenis español. Y todo por su cuenta, en tiempos de franciscana austeridad, del rancio franquismo y con el deporte entroncado al paleolítico.
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: rancio

Noun

rancio m (plural rancios)

  1. curmudgeon

Further reading

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