rins

Meaning

mildly or pleasantly sour

Synonyms

zurig

zuurachtig

Translations

Etymology

In summary

Probably from Middle Dutch rinsc (“from the Rhine”) from rijn + -sc. Wine from the Rhineland was called rinsche wijn up to the 1830s and the word probably got applied to other pleasantly or mildly sour products.

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