RANCID


Meaning of RANCID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈran(t)-səd ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin rancidus, from rancēre to be rancid

Date: 1646

1. : having a rank smell or taste

2. : offensive

• ran·cid·i·ty ran-ˈsi-də-tē noun

• ran·cid·ness ˈran(t)-səd-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.