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Franjas (f) (plurale tantum)

(with) definite article: as
(the) fringe

decorative fringe(s), tassel(s), &c. dangling from any of the pipes, &c.

Identical types: 16

Fringe dangling from the drone; NB: ➺ homonym.

Sources

Veiga de Oliveira, Ernesto: Instrumentos musicais populares portugueses [1966]. Lisboa, 1982 (2), p.324.

Web

Wikipedia (Gaita de fole), ➺ Cada secção, um termo, n°08 [NB (Oct. 2025): oddly referring to an ill. of a Scottish bagpipe!].