danza

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 The New York Times‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     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 Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German danzen, from Old French dancier.

Verb

danza

1. (late) to dance

Descendants

• Icelandic: dansa
• Faroese: dansa
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: danse
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: danse
• Old Swedish: dansa
  • Swedish: dansa
• Danish: danse

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse danza.

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

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• 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 del vientre
• 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025