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saeta
noun
sa·eta
\säˈātə\
Definition of saeta
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: an unaccompanied partly improvised piercing Andalusian song of lamentation or penitence sung during the religious procession on Good Friday
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Origin and Etymology of saeta
Spanish, literally, arrow, from Latin sagitta
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