rins
Meaning
mildly or pleasantly sour
Synonyms
zurig
zuurachtig
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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