scetavaiasse

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

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounscetavaiasse (plural not attested)
  1. alternativeno pluralAlternative spelling of scetavajasse.

    Grasping a tinkling scetavaiasse, a wooden stick covered with cymbals, Dominico Spinelli, 39, a podiatrist from Capri who had made the trip with the Italian folk band, was marching in celebration of something else entirely.

    2015 October 12, Sarah Maslin Nir, “On Columbus Day in New York City, the Party Is No Longer Just for Him”, in New York Times
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APA

scetavaiasse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scetavaiasse

MLA

“scetavaiasse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scetavaiasse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scetavaiasse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scetavaiasse.

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