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Pallón (m)

(with) definite article: o
plural: ?; (with) definite article: ?
(the) big / large straw; ➺ remark(s) below

reed consisting of a base (the Body) with a vibrating blade (the Tongue)

Identical types: 55
Gaita galega

Augmentative of "palla"; Compare diminutive Palleta

Traditionally made of cane; Modern reeds can be made of plastic with a metal tongue.

Casquiño, Lingüeta, Zapa, ·? (reed, single: bridle [Term not mentioned in available sources])

Sources

Foxo, Xosé Lois: Os segredos da gaita [1982]. Ourense [Orense], s.a. [1985 (2)], p.33.

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