scetavajasse
English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Neapolitan scetavajasse (literally “maid-waker”), from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) + vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscetavajasse (plural not attested)
- (music) A Neapolitan percussion instrument composed of two wooden sticks, a serrated one and a smooth one, played by rubbing the former on the latter.
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Neapolitan scetavajasse (literally “maid-waker”), from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) + vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscetavajasse m (invariable)
- (music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)
Neapolitan
editEtymology
editLiterally “maid-waker”: from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) + vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscetavajasse m (plural scetavajasse)
- (music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)
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