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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æz

Noun

azz (plural azzes)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) ass; backside

References

• Google Books: [1]

Anagrams

• -zza

English

Alternative forms

• jaz, jas, jass, jasz (all dated, used from about 1912 to about 1918)

Etymology

Unknown. First attested around 1912 in a discussion of baseball; attested in reference to music around 1915. Numerous references suggest that the term may be connected to jasm and jism.

Pronunciation

• enPR: j?z, IPA^(key): /d??æz/
• Rhymes: -æz

Noun

jazz (uncountable)

1. (music) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.
2. Energy, excitement, excitability.
3. The substance or makeup of a thing.

4. Unspecified thing(s).

5. (with positive terms) Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.

6. Nonsense.

7. Semen, jizz.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

jazz (third-person singular simple present jazzes, present participle jazzing, simple past and past participle jazzed)

1. To destroy.

2. To play (jazz music).
3. To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
4. To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting; excite
5. To complicate.

6. (intransitive, US slang, dated) To have sex for money, to prostitute oneself.
7. (intransitive) To move (around/about) in a lively or frivolous manner; to fool around. [from 20th c.]
8. To distract or pester.

9. To ejaculate.

Synonyms

• (to destroy): annihilate, ravage; see also Thesaurus:destroy
• (to play jazz music): cook, jam; see also Thesaurus:play music
• (to enliven): invigorate, vitalise; see also Thesaurus:enliven
• (to complicate): complexify, confuscate; see also Thesaurus:complicate
• (to prostitute oneself): sell one's body, turn tricks; see also Thesaurus:prostitute oneself
• (to pester): bother, bug; see also Thesaurus:annoy

Translations

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??as/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?d??as/

Noun

jazz m (plural jazz)

1. jazz

Derived terms

• jazzístic

Further reading

• “jazz” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “jazz” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “jazz” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Noun

jazz m

1. jazz

Declension

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Noun

jazz m (definite singular jazzen)

1. (uncountable) jazz (form of music)

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??z/
• Hyphenation: jazz

Noun

jazz m (uncountable)

1. jazz

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?ts/, [?j?ts?]
• Rhymes: -?ts
• Syllabification: jazz

Noun

jazz

1. jazz (style of music)

Declension

Synonyms

• jatsi

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz. The compound jazband is attested in a 1918 copy of Le Matin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??z/

Noun

jazz m (uncountable)

1. (music) jazz (music style)

Derived terms

• jazz
• jazzifier
• jazzman

Further reading

• “jazz” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d??az/, /?d???z/

Noun

jazz m (uncountable)

1. (music) jazz

Adjective

jazz (invariable)

1. (relational) jazz

   Synonym: jazzistico

Derived terms

• jazzista
• jazzistico

References

• jazz in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• jass

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Noun

jazz m (definite singular jazzen)

1. (uncountable) jazz (form of music)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jass

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Noun

jazz m (definite singular jazzen)

1. (uncountable) jazz (form of music)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d???s/

Noun

jazz m inan

1. jazz (music)

Declension

Synonyms

• d?ez

Derived terms

• jazzowy
• jazzband
• jazzman

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English jazz.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?d???s/

Noun

jazz m (uncountable)

1. (music) jazz (music genre)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:jazz.

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English jazz.

Pronunciation

Noun

jazz m (uncountable)

1. jazz

Derived terms

• jazzista m or f