Italian

Proper noun

Sanza f

1. A small town in the province of Salerno in Campania

English

Noun

sanza ‎(plural sanzas)

1. (music) Any type of mbira (thumb piano, a plucked lamellophone) of Southern African origin.

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of idiophones

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsan.t͡sa/, [ˈs̪än̪t̪͡s̪ä]
• Hyphenation: sàn‧za

Etymology 1

Variant of senza frequently found in the ancient Florentine dialect. The en- > an- shift was partly an influence of French sans.

Preposition

sanza

1. (obsolete, poetic) without

Etymology 2

From Arabic [script needed] ‎(ṣanj, “harpsichord”).

Noun

sanza f ‎(plural sanze)

1. Alternative form of sansa