RANCID


Meaning of RANCID in English

/ 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.

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