rancio
Spanish, noun/ˈranθjo/
rancio is spelled R-A-N-C-I-O (6 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 31,673rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rancio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “curmudgeon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Condición o carácter de rancio”.
What does rancio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rancid
- 2
stale (butter or cheese)
- 3
mellow, old (wine)
- 4
ancient, long-established
- 5
derogatoryold-fashioned, antiquated, conservative
noun
- 1
masculinecurmudgeon
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que cambió su color, olor y sabor, adquiriendo una especie de corrupción, por haberse guardado o detenido mucho tiempo. Aplícase especialmente a bebidas que tienen lípidos y se oxidan. 2. Dicho especialmente del vino: añejo, antiguo o conservado por mucho tiempo. 3. Que tiene una larga tradición. 4. Anticuado (que pertenece o concierne al pasado).
noun: 1. Condición o carácter de rancio. 2. Panceta rancia. 3. Suciedad grasienta de los paños mientras se trabajan o cuando no se han trabajado bien.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rancio
- rancia feminine
- rancios masculine plural
- rancias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rancio?
- /ˈranθjo/
- [ˈrãn̟.θjo]
- /ˈransjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rancio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rancio in Spanish?
rancio appears 1.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).