ranci

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rancidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈran.si]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

ranci (feminine rància, masculine plural rancis, feminine plural ràncies)

1. rancid
2. (of wine) mellow
3. (figuratively) old, ancient

Further reading

• “ranci”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ranci”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ranci” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ranci” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Participle

ranci (feminine rancie, masculine plural rancis, feminine plural rancies)

1. past participle of rancir

Further reading

• “ranci”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

ranci m

1. plural of rancio

Anagrams

• carni, crani, crina