rancune

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From French rancune.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ran‧cu‧ne

Noun

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rancune c (plural rancunes)

  1. resentment, grudge; rancor
    Synonym: wrok

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French

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Etymology

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Alteration of rancure (with change of suffix), from Vulgar Latin *rancura, from Latin rancor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rancune f (plural rancunes)

  1. resentment, grudge; rancour
    garder rancune à quelqu’un de quelque choseto hold a grudge against someone for something

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: rancune
  • German: Ranküne
  • Romanian: ranchiună

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Middle English

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Noun

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rancune

  1. Alternative form of raunsoun