romanza

See also: romanzá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian romanza. Doublet of romance.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /rə(ʊ)ˈmantsə/, /rɒˈmanθə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /roʊˈmæntsə/, /roʊˈmænθə/

Noun

romanza (plural romanzas)

1. A sentimental piece of music.
2. (rare) A romance; a romantic flight of fancy; a fanciful invention.

Synonyms

• romance

References

• “romanza, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

• Marzano, Zamoran

Italian

Etymology 1

Adjective

romanza

1. feminine singular of romanzo

Noun

romanza f (plural romanze)

1. romance (piece of music)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

romanza

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

Anagrams

• Marzano

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈmanθa/ [roˈmãn̟.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /roˈmansa/ [roˈmãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ro‧man‧za

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian romanza.

Noun

romanza f (plural romanzas)

1. romance (piece of music)

Etymology 2

Verb

romanza

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

Further reading

• “romanza”, 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