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Zamboanga and retired from southern
In that year the Spaniards abandoned the fortress of Zamboanga, and retired from southern Mindanao.
— from A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows

Zufolo a rude flageolet such
[227] Zufolo —a rude flageolet, such as is still commonly played by the shepherds all over Italy.
— from Legends of Florence: Collected from the People, First Series by Charles Godfrey Leland

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