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rancio.

orange

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈran.t͡ʃo/
  1. orange

    archaic · literary
Where this word comes from

Apheresis of arancio (“orange”).

adj/ˈran.t͡ʃo/
  1. rancid

    archaic · regional
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rancius, from Classical Latin rancidus (“rancid, rank”).

noun/ˈran.t͡ʃo/
  1. each of the main meals given out to soldiers daily

    masculine
  2. meal

    broadly · masculine
  3. each of the fixed groups into which a ship's crew was subdivided for meal consumption and cleaning of the mess

    historical · masculine
  4. synonym of branda

    masculine · regional
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish rancho. Doublet of ranch and rancho.

noun/ˈran.t͡ʃo/
  1. synonym of scampo (“prawn”)

    Italy · Southern · masculine
  2. synonym of grancevola (“spiny spider crab”)

    Italy · Southern · masculine
Where this word comes from

Akin to granchio (“crab”).

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