scetavajasse

Questions

How do you pronounce scetavajasse?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃeɪtəvaɪˈɑːseɪ/.

What does scetavajasse mean?

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

Where does scetavajasse come from?

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

How to pronounce scetavajasse

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