usanza

Italian

Etymology

From usare +‎ -anza; cognate with Piedmontese usansa/üsansa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈzan.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -antsa
• Hyphenation: u‧sàn‧za

Noun

usanza f (plural usanze)

1. custom, tradition, (plural) ways

   Synonyms: tradizione, consuetudine

2. habit, custom

   Synonyms: abitudine, consuetudine

3. trend

   Synonym: moda

4. (law) usance, custom

   Synonym: consuetudine

Descendants

• → Armenian: զանցա (zancʻa)

Spanish

Etymology

From usar +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /uˈsanθa/ [uˈsãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /uˈsansa/ [uˈsãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: u‧san‧za

Noun

usanza f (plural usanzas)

1. usage

   No sé la usanza de la palabra nueva.

   I don't know the usage of the new word.

2. custom

   Synonym: costumbre

Derived terms

• a la vieja usanza (“good old-fashioned”) (adjective phrase)

 

Further reading

• “usanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16