alianza

Spanish

Etymology

From aliar +‎ -anza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈljanθa/ [aˈljãn̟.θa] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /aˈljansa/ [aˈljãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
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  • Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
  • Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: a‧lian‧za

Noun

alianza f (plural alianzas)

  1. alliance
  2. wedding ring, wedding band
    Synonym: anillo de boda
  3. political coalition
  4. (biblical, religion, Christianity, Judaism, Islam) covenant
  5. (archaic, biblical, literary) ark

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: alyansa

Further reading

Swahili

Verb

alianza

  1. inflection of -anza:
    1. third-person singular past
    2. m-wa class subject inflected singular past