rencor

/renˈkoɾ/ · B2 · noun · m

grudge

😠 rencor = rancour; both from Latin rancor, a rancid, festering grudge

Spanish rencor and English rancour come from the same Latin word, rancor, meaning rankness or a stale smell. Rancid comes from the same root. A grudge is resentment that has been kept too long and gone sour, like old butter.

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