Polyglot Dictionary

usanza

/uˈsansa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las usanzas

Meaning

  1. custom

    • A la antigua usanza.

      In the old style.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

costumbre

usanza is more archaic or literary; costumbre is more everyday — both mean "custom."

Similar in other languages

German

Sitte

Sitte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "custom."

Practice

1 What does usanza mean?

2 Fill the gap: A la antigua ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches usanza?

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