scetavajasse

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/ˌʃeɪtəvaɪˈɑːseɪ/

noun

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

OriginNeapolitan scetavajasse →
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Meanings

nounscetavajasse (plural not attested)

alternative scetavaiasse

  1. no pluralentertainmentA Neapolitan percussion instrument composed of two wooden sticks, a serrated one and a smooth one, played by rubbing the former on the latter.

Origin

  1. Neapolitanscetavajasse
  2. Englishscetavajasse

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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