usanza

Italian

Etymology

usare +‎ -anza; cognate with Piedmontese usansa/üsansa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uˈzan.t͡sa/

Noun

usanza f (plural usanze)

custom, tradition, (plural) ways
habit, custom
trend
(law) usance, custom

Synonyms

(custom, tradition): tradizione, consuetudine
(habit): abitudine, consuetudine
(trend): moda
(usance): consuetudine

Spanish

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /uˈsanθa/, [uˈsãn̟θa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /uˈsansa/, [uˈsãnsa]
Hyphenation: u‧san‧za

Noun

usanza f (plural usanzas)

usage
no sé la usanza de la palabra nueva - "I don't know the usage of the new word"
custom

Further reading

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

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