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Sambuco (m)

(with) definite article: il
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Cornamusa

From Latin sambūcus (elder tree); According to Wikipedia "considered to be from Sambūca (an instrument made of elderwood)"; Hypernyms: musical instrument, stringed instrument; NB: ➺ Sambuca.

Sources

Verschuere Reynvaan, J. [Joos]: Muzijkaal kunstwoordenboek, ..., [vol. 1: A-M]. Amsteldam, MDCCXCV [i.e. Amsterdam, 1795], p.186 (➺ Cornamusa).

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