rancune
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ran‧cu‧ne
Noun edit
rancune c (plural rancunes)
Synonyms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Alteration of rancure (with change of suffix), from Vulgar Latin *rancura, from Latin rancor.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rancune f (plural rancunes)
- resentment, grudge; rancour
- garder rancune à quelqu’un de quelque chose ― to hold a grudge against someone for something
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “rancune”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
rancune
- Alternative form of raunsoun