usanza
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom usare + -anza; cognate with Piedmontese usansa/üsansa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editusanza f (plural usanze)
- custom, tradition, (plural) ways
- Synonyms: tradizione, consuetudine
- habit, custom
- Synonyms: abitudine, consuetudine
- trend
- Synonym: moda
- (law) usance, custom
- Synonym: consuetudine
Descendants
edit- → Armenian: զանցա (zancʻa)
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /uˈsanθa/ [uˈsãn̟.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /uˈsansa/ [uˈsãn.sa]
- Rhymes: -anθa
- Rhymes: -ansa
- Syllabification: u‧san‧za
Noun
editusanza f (plural usanzas)
- usage
- No sé la usanza de la palabra nueva.
- I don't know the usage of the new word.
- custom
- Synonym: costumbre
Derived terms
edit- a la vieja usanza (“good old-fashioned”) (adjective phrase)
Further reading
edit- “usanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- Rhymes:Spanish/anθa
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ansa
- Rhymes:Spanish/ansa/3 syllables
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