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Farrapos (m) (plurale tantum)

(with) definite article: os
(the) rag
Frecos

Term introduced in the late 20th century; According to Foxo, the large fringe only; According to Estévez Vila, "all adorning parts dangling from the drone, and the fringe of the bag"; Oddly, Sachs refers to it as a synonym of Borla.


Sources

Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile], p.150b (➺ Gaita gallega).

Foxo, Xosé Lois: Os segredos da gaita [1982]. Ourense [Orense], s.a. [1985 (2)], p.25.

Estévez Vila, Xaime: A gaita no eido da música [The [Galician] bagpipe in the field of music]. Vigo, 1987, p.25.