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Suvattu (m)

(with) definite article: ? [u [lu?] / lu [lu?] ?]
plural: ?; (with) definite article: ?
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non-return valve of the blowpipe

Identical types: 37
Scanneddu

Named after the type of leather (called sivu) that is also used for the confection of harnesses and leashes for horses.

In fact, it is made up of a disc of well greased leather, fixed with a small nail (Zzipula) to the lower edge of the blowpipe (Scanneddu).

Sources

Bonanzinga, Sergio: La zampogna a chiave in Sicilia. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.197.