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]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃.su/

• 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

• rançoso

Further reading

• “ranço”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “ranço”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025