scetavajasse

English

Alternative forms

• scetavaiasse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃeɪtəvaɪˈɑːseɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːseɪ

Noun

scetavajasse (plural not attested)

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

Italian

Alternative forms

• scetavaiasse

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˌʃe.ta.vaˈjas.se/
• Rhymes: -asse
• Hyphenation: sce‧ta‧va‧jàs‧se

Noun

scetavajasse m (invariable)

1. (music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)

Neapolitan

Etymology

Literally “maid-waker”: from sceta (“wake up”, imperative of scetà) +‎ vajasse (“maids, female servants”, plural of vajassa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃe.tə.vaˈjas.sə/

Noun

scetavajasse m (plural scetavajasse)

1. (music) scetavajasse (Neapolitan percussion instrument)