/ ˈrænsɪd; NAmE / adjective
if food containing fat is rancid , it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin rancidus stinking.
/ ˈrænsɪd; NAmE / adjective
if food containing fat is rancid , it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin rancidus stinking.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005