Etymology

From Old Portuguese dança, from Frankish *dansōn ‎(“draw, pull, gesture”), from *dinsan ‎(“to move, tear”), from Proto-Germanic *þansōną ‎(“to stretch out”), from Proto-Germanic *þinsaną ‎(“to stretch”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten-s, *tenw(ə)- ‎(“to pull”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ̃.sa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐ̃.sɐ/
• Hyphenation: dan‧ça