launeddas
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian launeddas, itself a borrowing from Sardinian launèdhas, of unclear further origin; the Italian linguist Giulio Paulis, however, suggests an origin in a Latin *ligulella, derived from ligula.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]launeddas (plural launeddas)
- A traditional Sardinian polyphonic woodwind instrument made of three pipes, each of which has an idioglot single reed.