ranço

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/ [ˈhɐ̃.su]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.su/ [ˈχɐ̃.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.so/ [ˈhɐ̃.so]

  • 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 someone or something

Derived terms

Further reading

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