usata

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uˈza.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: u‧sà‧ta

Etymology 1

From us(are) +‎ -ata.

Noun

usata f (plural usate)

  1. (obsolete) habit, custom
    Synonyms: consuetudine, uso
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XXII, page 337, lines 79–81:
      la parola tua sopra toccata ¶ si consonava a’ nuovi predicanti; ¶ ond’ io a visitarli presi usata.
      Your words, mentioned earlier, were in accordance with the new preachers. Thus I developed a habit of frequenting them.

Further reading
  • usata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

usata f sg

  1. feminine singular of usato
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