"zanza" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: zanzas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zanza (plural zanzas)
  1. (music) A kind of thumb piano from Africa. Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-zanza-en-noun-Cj8oFe1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈd͡zan.d͡za/
Rhymes: -andza Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|it}} Unknown Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} zanza m (invariable)
  1. (northern Italy) swindler, fraudster Tags: Italy, Northern, invariable, masculine Synonyms: imbroglione, truffatore, furfante
    Sense id: en-zanza-it-noun-gHlYX-CA Categories (other): Northern Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 46 34 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˌd͡zanˈd͡za/, /ˈt͡san.t͡sa/
Rhymes: -a, (traditional) -antsa Head templates: {{it-noun|f|#}} zanza f (invariable)
  1. Alternative spelling of tsantsa (“tsantsa”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine, invariable Alternative form of: tsantsa (extra: tsantsa)
    Sense id: en-zanza-it-noun-sVVioXdb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈd͡zan.d͡za/ Forms: zanze [plural]
Rhymes: -andza Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} zanza f (plural zanze)
  1. (regional, colloquial) Clipping of zanzara (“mosquito”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, feminine, regional Alternative form of: zanzara (extra: mosquito)
    Sense id: en-zanza-it-noun-fXz4hM-c Categories (other): Regional Italian
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈzɐ̃.zɐ/
Rhymes: -ɐ̃zɐ Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} zanza
  1. inflection of zanzar: Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: zanzar
    Sense id: en-zanza-pt-verb-q8c3k2~y Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. inflection of zanzar: Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: zanzar
    Sense id: en-zanza-pt-verb-8v1T16tR

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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