gromejza

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ɡrɔˈmɛj.za/

Noun

gromejza f

1. (Far Masovian) iron instrument with a harp and drum, which, when its spring is blown on with the lip or is struck, produces a tone similar to a harmonica

Further reading

• Antoni Waga (1860) “gromejza”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 752