Dictionary

rancid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹænsɪd/ without æ-raising
• /ˈɹeə̯nsɪd/ æ-raising
• /ˈɹɛə̯nsɪd/ æ-raising

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).

Meanings

1. (of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
   • The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
2. Offensive. Unpleasant.
   • Her remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.

Forms

Deriveds

nonrancid · rancidify · unrancid · rancidity

Relateds

rancidness · rancidly · rancidification · rancor

Translations (49)

uk проту́хлий (being rank in taste or smell) · el χαλασμένος (being rank in taste or smell) · cs žluklý (being rank in taste or smell) · uk згі́рклий (being rank in taste or smell) · bg гранясал (being rank in taste or smell) · ca ranci (being rank in taste or smell) · ru проту́хший (being rank in taste or smell) · bcl mahalan (being rank in taste or smell) · tl maanta (being rank in taste or smell) · ro rânced (being rank in taste or smell) · gl rancio (being rank in taste or smell) · mi kūtaitai (being rank in taste or smell) · it rancido (being rank in taste or smell) · az qaxsımış (being rank in taste or smell) · de ranzig (being rank in taste or smell) · nrf êventé (being rank in taste or smell) · cs ztuchlý (being rank in taste or smell) · az iylənmiş (being rank in taste or smell) · cs smradlavý (being rank in taste or smell) · hu avas (being rank in taste or smell) · nn harsk (being rank in taste or smell) · wa rance (being rank in taste or smell) · cmn 馊 (being rank in taste or smell) · ar زَنِخ (being rank in taste or smell) · pt râncido (being rank in taste or smell) · fi härskiintynyt (being rank in taste or smell) · wa foirt (being rank in taste or smell) · az qoxumuş (being rank in taste or smell) · kix chēih (being rank in taste or smell) · fr rance (being rank in taste or smell) · el ταγκός (being rank in taste or smell) · nb harsk (being rank in taste or smell) · sv härsken (being rank in taste or smell) · fi eltaantunut (being rank in taste or smell) · pt rançoso (being rank in taste or smell) · la rancidus (being rank in taste or smell) · ru прого́рклый (being rank in taste or smell) · es rancio (being rank in taste or smell) · pt ranço (being rank in taste or smell) · el ξινισμένος (being rank in taste or smell) · is þrár (being rank in taste or smell) · ms basi (being rank in taste or smell) · eo ranca (being rank in taste or smell) · de garstig (being rank in taste or smell) · fi härski (being rank in taste or smell) · pl zjełczały (being rank in taste or smell) · da harsk (being rank in taste or smell) · az acılaşmış (being rank in taste or smell) · is þræsinn (being rank in taste or smell)