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Mastro (m)

(with) definite article: il
(the) master

maker of bagpipes (&c.)

Identical types: 19

Generic term used for all good craftsmen, regardless of their trade; Term also used for a very good musician.

Sources

Gala, Giuseppe Michele: La zampogna in Campania. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.20.