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scetavajasse

/ˌʃeɪtəvaɪˈɑːseɪ/

scetavajasse noun: a Neapolitan percussion instrument composed of two wooden sticks, a serrated one and a smooth one, played by rubbing the former on the latter.

Noun

scetavajasse (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A Neapolitan percussion instrument composed of two wooden sticks, a serrated one and a smooth one, played by rubbing the former on the latter.

Forms of scetavajasse

alternative formscetavaiasse

Origin of scetavajasse

Borrowed from Neapolitan scetavajasse (literally “maid-waker”), from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) + vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).

Questions about scetavajasse

What does scetavajasse mean?
Scetavajasse means a Neapolitan percussion instrument composed of two wooden sticks, a serrated one and a smooth one, played by rubbing the former on the latter.
What part of speech is scetavajasse?
Scetavajasse is a noun.
How do you pronounce scetavajasse?
Scetavajasse is pronounced /ˌʃeɪtəvaɪˈɑːseɪ/.

Words near scetavajasse in the dictionary

  1. scerned
  2. scernes
  3. scerning
  4. SCET
  5. scetavaiasse
  6. scetavajasse
  7. scetch
  8. scetched
  9. scetches
  10. scetching
  11. sceuophylacium

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