What is
Tap. In Mallorca they say xeta. In the agricultural world the word names several pieces of liquid passage: that of the wine cup, that of the tafona, that of the cossi of the colada (DCVB).
How is
- A tube (tube) made of metal, wood or other material and a moving part that crosses it and opens or closes (DCVB).
- Xeta de cup (Inca): well or basin at the foot of the cup, on the outside, which receives the wine through a tap.
- Xeta de tafona (Mancor): pool between the bassi and the safareig; It retains the olive pieces stuck to the esportins.
- Xeta de bugada (Algaida, Santanyí): reed tube that goes from the cossi hole to the boiler to remove the lye.
How is fa
- Taps made of wood turned by the turner or bronze by the foundry (check in Mallorca).
- The xeta de cane: a section of common cane, made at home.
Com s'usa
- Alcover: «Tot d'una qu'es cup es ple, allen a sa xeta and pose to fill pots» (Rondaies I, 208, DCVB).
- In the tafona, filter before the oil and water reach the safareig.
Vocabulary
- xeta / aixeta: tap.
- amollar sa xeta: open the tap.
- «Posar xeta»: start selling wine at retail (Mall.).
- «Anar com una aixeta»: have diarrhea (Mall., Men., Val.).
- «Fer la xeta a qualcú»: deceive him or prevent him from acting.
History
- 1386: «exetes... per los canons de l'aygua» (BSAL, DCVB): taps of the Palma water network.
- Early 20th century: Alcover and the DCVB collect the xeta de cup in Inca and the xeta de tafona in Mancor.
On veure'n
- Old cellars converted into restaurants (Inca, Sineu), with cups and jars on display (to check pieces).
- Possessió tafons.
Why is it design
- One piece, many jobs: the same valve principle in wine, oil and pouring.
- Integrated filter: the Mancor xeta cleans the oil without energy.
- Cane as a pipe: free material for the bugada xeta.
For the project
- Visual inventory of "liquid steps" in the possessió house.
Frequently asked questions
What is Aixeta (tap)?
Tap. In Mallorca they say xeta. In the agricultural world the word names several pieces of liquid passage: that of the wine cup, that of the tafona, that of…
What are the traditional words for Aixeta (tap)?
Some words: amollar sa xeta, xeta / aixeta, «Anar com una aixeta», «Fer la xeta a qualcú», «Posar xeta».
Sources
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.