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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: no-plural
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Neapolitan scetavajasse (literally “maid-waker”), from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) + vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).
