usanza

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈzan.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -antsa
• Syllabification: 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 (zancʿa)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /uˈsanθa/ [uˈsãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /uˈsansa/ [uˈsãn.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
• (Latin America) 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

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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