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

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.su/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃su
Hyphenation: ran‧ço

Adjective

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

rancid

Noun

ranço m (plural ranços)

rancidity
contempt; despise towards something

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