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Buxa (f)

(with) definite article: a
plural: Buxas; (with) definite article: as
➺ remark(s) below
Bocal

From "buxo" [boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)]; Traditional term, undoubtedly implying that the Portuguese Gaitas originally were manufactured only (or mainly) from this kind of wood; NB: ➺ homonyms, &c.

Sources

Gaita de foles: terminology. In: Gaita de foles, 1, p.22-23.

Web

Wikipedia (Gaita de fole), ➺ Cada secção, um termo, n°03 [NB (Oct. 2025): oddly referring to an ill. of a Scottish bagpipe!].