danza

See also: danzá

English

Etymology

Spanish danza. Doublet of dance.

Noun

danza (uncountable)

1. A Puerto Rican music genre associated with ballroom dancing.
   • 2009 June 26, Anne Mancuso, “Spare Times”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Sunday at 2 p.m., a performance of classical Puerto Rican danza music by the Association for Puerto Rican Culture, featuring the pianist Alberto Bird and the singer Thelma Ithier-Sterling.

Galician

Verb

danza

1. inflection of danzar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdan.t͡sa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -antsa
• Hyphenation: dàn‧za

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French danse.

Noun

danza f (plural danze)

1. a dance

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

danza

1. inflection of danzare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Zanda

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dansa

Verb

danza

1. to dance

Conjugation

Conjugation of danza (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	danza			—
participle	danzandi, -e			danzaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	danzar	danzi, -e	—	danzaþi, -e	danzaþi, -e
þū	danzar	danzi, -e	danza	danzaþi, -e	danzaþi, -e
han	danzar	danzi, -e	—	danzaþi, -e	danzaþi, -e
vīr	danzum, -om	danzum, -om	danzum, -om	danzaþum, -om	danzaþum, -om
īr	danzin	danzin	danzin	danzaþin	danzaþin
þēr	danza	danzin	—	danzaþu, -o	danzaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: dansa

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈdanθa/ [ˈd̪ãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈdansa/ [ˈd̪ãn.sa]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: dan‧za

Etymology 1

Deverbal from danzar.

Alternative forms

• dança (obsolete)

Noun

danza f (plural danzas)

1. dance

   Synonym: baile

Derived terms

• alta danza
• dancístico
• danza aérea
• danza de arcos
• danza de cintas
• danza de espadas
• danza de la muerte
• danza sobre hielo
• danzar de cuenta
• sacar a danzar

 

Related terms

• danzar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

danza

1. inflection of danzar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “danza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014