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xerrac

Pronunciation: [ʃəˈrak]

“xerrac” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. handsaw
  2. musical saw
  3. ratchet (musical instrument)

In Catalan

  1. Serra amb un mànec en un extrem.
  2. Instrument idiòfon de percussió que consisteix en una fulla d'acer fixada per un dels caps a un mànec de fusta, molt semblant a un xerrac de fuster però sense dents, que es toca amb un arquet de violí o colpejant amb una baqueta.
  3. xerric-xerrac

Etymology

From serra + -ac, with palatalization of the initial consonant.

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