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pututeros

English translation: conch shell blower

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Spanish term or phrase:pututero
English translation:conch shell blower

22:01 Jul 30, 2001
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: pututeros
"Terminado el desfile, diez pututeros harán sonar sus instrumentos dando pase a una ceremonia de jura de la bandera y mitin por la democracia",

This is a term unsed in Cusco,Peru.
La primera fiesta traída por los españoles fue la Pascua de Pentecostés o Llegada del Espíritu Santo, celebrada por cada barrio bajo el símbolo de Cruces. Esta fiesta se celebra con la bajada de las Cruces y las corridas de toros en cada barrio con el acompañamiento de Wagra Pukus y el canto de los Jarawis y los famosos pututeros, la duración de la fiesta es de una semana.

Does anyone know their name in English? What instrument they pay? Thanks in advance.
Hector Vargas
Colombia
Local time: 03:13
conch shell blowers
Explanation:
In Englisg it is called 'conch shell blowers"

ver este texto :
Conch Shell Blowers. ... The conch shell blowers have arrived and are announcing
the arrival of the king and queen and the royal court. Back.
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Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 13:43
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Summary of answers provided
na +1pututeros
Mauricio López Langenbach
naconch shell blowers
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
napututu blowers
Davorka Grgic
nacomentario
Mauricio López Langenbach


  

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32 mins peer agreement (net): +1
pututeros


Explanation:
Los "pututeros" tocan los "pututus", es decir, unos caracoles marinos. Yo dejaría el nombre sin traducir.


    Reference: http://www.rcp.net.pe/intiraymi/corpus.htm
Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heathcliff: For flavor, leave in the original -- BUT do add an explanation. Otherwise it's no service to the reader.
2 hrs
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1 hr
conch shell blowers


Explanation:
In Englisg it is called 'conch shell blowers"

ver este texto :
Conch Shell Blowers. ... The conch shell blowers have arrived and are announcing
the arrival of the king and queen and the royal court. Back.



    www.nuuanu.k12.hi.us/nuuanuweb/97-98/MayDay98/Images/WebPage/ coneshell.html
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 13:43
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3 hrs
pututu blowers


Explanation:
Nothing to do with conch shell.The instrument is called pututu (marine snail shell). See (US site):

PROJECTS


SENSE - MENTAL
TRASCENDENCE / AMBIENT MUSIC PROJECT
TRIBAL PERCUSSION AND WINDS
USED NATIVE INSTRUMENTS:
PERCUSSION: WANQARA,TINJA,MARACAS
WINDS: PUTUTU (MARINE SNAIL),ZAMPOÑA,DIDGERIDOO.

FIRST OFFICIAL EXPLORATION PROJECT OF SOUNDS THAT CONSISTS IN TRIBAL RHYTMS AND INDUSTRIAL SOUNDS TAKING AS INSTRUMENTS ELEMENTS OF THE PERU PRE - HISPANIC.

UNIVERSE - REGRESSION - AEIZEIO - MIND - EARTHBORN - ETHEREALIZE

http://www.angelfire.com/nv/SENSE/spiral.html.

HTH







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Davorka Grgic
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 498
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10 hrs
comentario


Explanation:
La traducción está bien, pero yo insisto en que hay que dejar la palabra "pututeros" y poner entre paréntesis nada más la traducción. Además, la referencia de la respuesta seleccionada es de Hawaii, en circunstancias que los pututeros son de la sierra andina de Perú.

Mauricio López Langenbach
New Zealand
Local time: 20:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 60
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