danza

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See also: danzá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from 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:
      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:(file)
  • 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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dansa

Verb

danza

  1. to dance

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: dansa

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from danzar.

Alternative forms

Noun

danza f (plural danzas)

  1. dance
    Synonym: baile
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

danza

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

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