English Explanatory Dictionary

scetavajasse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌʃeɪtəvaɪˈɑːseɪ/

Word forms

scetavajasse scetavaiasse

Etymology

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

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