Mudcat Café message #3284435

The Mudcat Café ^TM
Thread #142226 Message #3284435
Posted By: Jack Campin
03-Jan-12 - 08:54 PM
Thread Name: Notre-Dame des Doms carols discussion
Subject: RE: Notre-Dame des Doms carols discussion

Could "gratusa" be related to English "grate", French "grattoir" or Catalan "gratar" which all have meanings relating to scraping? Some sort of guiro or washboard?