"sansa" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sansas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sansa (plural sansas)
  1. (music) Alternative spelling of zanza. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: zanza

Inflected forms

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