danza

See also: danzá

English

Etymology

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^[1]:

     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.

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Galician

Verb

danza

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

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French danse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdan.t͡sa/

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• Rhymes: -antsa
• Hyphenation: dàn‧za

Noun

danza f (plural danze)

1. a dance

Verb

danza

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

Anagrams

• Zanda

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• dança (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

danza f (plural danzas)

1. dance

   Synonym: baile

Derived terms

• alta danza
• danza aérea
• danza sobre hielo

 

Related terms

• danzar

Verb

danza

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of danzar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of danzar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of danzar.

Further reading

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