Meaning
Rank in taste or smell.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: