scetavajasse

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

scetavajasse (plural not attested)

  1. (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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˌʃe.ta.vaˈjas.se/
  • Rhymes: -asse
  • Hyphenation: sce‧ta‧va‧jàs‧se

Noun

scetavajasse m (invariable)

  1. (music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)

Neapolitan

Etymology

Literally “maid-waker”: from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) +‎ vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʃe.tə.vaˈjas.sə/

Noun

scetavajasse m (plural scetavajasse)

  1. (music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)
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