Rancid: meaning, definitions and examples
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rancid
[ ˈrænsɪd ]
food
Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste as a result of being old and stale.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The milk smelled rancid, so I poured it down the sink.
- The rancid butter made the whole kitchen smell.
figurative
Unpleasant or offensive.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- His rancid attitude towards his coworkers made it difficult to work with him.
- She could not stand the rancid smell of cigarettes.
Translations
Translations of the word "rancid" in other languages:
🇵🇹 rançoso
- podre
- azedo
🇮🇳 बासा
- सड़ा हुआ
- खट्टा
🇩🇪 ranzig
- verdorben
- sauer
🇮🇩 busuk
- basi
- asam
🇺🇦 прогірклий
- зіпсований
- кислий
🇵🇱 zjełczały
- zepsuty
- kwaśny
🇯🇵 腐った
- 変質した
- 酸っぱい
🇫🇷 ranci
- pourri
- aigre
🇪🇸 rancio
- podrido
- agrio
🇹🇷 kokuşmuş
- bozulmuş
- ekşi
🇰🇷 썩은
- 변질된
- 시큼한
🇸🇦 زنخ
- فاسد
- حامض
🇨🇿 žluklý
- zkažený
- kyselý
🇸🇰 žltnúci
- pokazený
- kyslý
🇨🇳 变质的
- 腐败的
- 酸的
🇸🇮 žaltav
- pokvarjen
- kisel
🇮🇸 rancid
- skemmdur
- súr
🇰🇿 шірік
- бұзылған
- қышқыл
🇬🇪 გაფუჭებული
- დამჟავებული
- მჟავე
🇦🇿 çürük
- korlanmış
- turş
🇲🇽 rancio
- podrido
- agrio
Word origin
The word 'rancid' originated from the Latin word 'rancidus', meaning 'rank, stinking'. It has been used in English since the 17th century to describe something that has gone bad or has a foul smell or taste.