usanza

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

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

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

• → Armenian: զանցա (zancʻa)

From usar +‎ -anza.

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

usanza f (plural usanzas)

1. usage

   Synonym: usaje (archaic)

   No sé la usanza de la palabra nueva.

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

2. custom

   Synonym: costumbre

• “usanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025