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Buxa (f)

(with) definite article: la
plural: Buxas; (with) definite article: las
(the) box(es)
Boquilla

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

Sources

Jambrina Leal, Alberto: Panorama de la gaita de fole en Zamora, Castilla y Leon [sic]. In: Utriculus IX (34), aprile/giugno 2005, p.10.

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