ranço
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁɐ̃.su/
ranço is spelled R-A-N-Ç-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ranço is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “rancidity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “oxidação das gorduras, que lhes confere uma cor amarelada e um sabor característico amargo”.
What does ranço mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rancid
noun
- 1
masculinerancidity
- 2
masculinecontempt; despise towards someone or something
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. aquela comida ou gordura que em contato com o ar tornou de sabor acre 2. antigo ou atrasado
noun: 1. oxidação das gorduras, que lhes confere uma cor amarelada e um sabor característico amargo 2. sabor da gordura rança 3. sentimento de aversão ou repulsa em relação a algo ou alguém
noun: 1. ranca
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ranço
- rança feminine
- ranços masculine plural
- ranças feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ranço?
- Brazil /ˈʁɐ̃.su/
- Brazil [ˈhɐ̃.su]
- /ˈʁɐ̃.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ranço
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ranço in Portuguese?
ranço appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).