enranciar

From en- +‎ rancio (“rancid, stale”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /enranˈθjaɾ/ [ẽn.rãn̟ˈθjaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /enranˈsjaɾ/ [ẽn.rãnˈsjaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ran‧ciar

enranciar (first-person singular present enrancio, first-person singular preterite enrancié, past participle enranciado)

1. (transitive) to make rancid or stale
2. (reflexive) to turn rancid or stale

• “enranciar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025