bagpipes en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.
Meanings
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(plural, plural-normally) A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire.
“Iʼll tell you something: there is nothing in the world like the sound of the bagpipes to raise a manʼs morale, to lift his spirits, and give him strength.”
2005, Jennifer Worth, Shadows of the Workhouse, Weidenfeld & Nicholson (2009), page 250:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bagpipe | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bagpipe | Number=Sing | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Meronyms
mouthpiece (musical wind instrument) · chanter reed (musical wind instrument) · chanter reed protector (musical wind instrument) · neck (musical wind instrument) · bass drone (musical wind instrument) · tenor drone (musical wind instrument) · chanter (musical wind instrument)
Relateds
Synonyms
pipes (musical wind instrument) · the pipes (musical wind instrument) · bagpipe (musical wind instrument)
Translations (80)
mi pūngawī (musical wind instrument) · tl gayta (musical wind instrument) · pt gaita de foles (musical wind instrument) · tr gayda (musical wind instrument) · sw gaida (musical wind instrument) · kk желбуаз (musical wind instrument) · de Dudelsack (musical wind instrument) · it pive (musical wind instrument) · la ūtriculus (musical wind instrument) · es gaita (musical wind instrument) · de Sackpfeife (musical wind instrument) · ast gaita (musical wind instrument) · sk gajdy (musical wind instrument) · ca cornamusa (musical wind instrument) · mk гајда (musical wind instrument) · sl dude (musical wind instrument) · sw bagpipes (musical wind instrument) · ota طولوم (musical wind instrument) · ja バグパイプ (musical wind instrument) · io kornamuzo (musical wind instrument) · ru волы́нка (musical wind instrument) · it zampogna (musical wind instrument) · fo sekkjapípa (musical wind instrument) · ga píb (musical wind instrument) · kw pibow sagh (musical wind instrument) · sh дуде (musical wind instrument) · nl doedelzak (musical wind instrument) · nah ehuatlapitzalli (musical wind instrument) · hy պարկապզուկ (musical wind instrument) · he חֵמֶת חֲלִילִים (musical wind instrument) · gd pìob-mhòr (musical wind instrument) · it cornamusa (musical wind instrument) · sh gajde (musical wind instrument) · mwl gaita de fuolhes (musical wind instrument) · bg га́йда (musical wind instrument) · sh гајде (musical wind instrument) · ar مِزْمَار اَلْقِرْبَة (musical wind instrument) · hi बैगपाइप (musical wind instrument) · fa نیانبان (musical wind instrument) · ar قِرْبَة (musical wind instrument) · is sekkjapípa (musical wind instrument) · uk воли́нка (musical wind instrument) · ro gaidă (musical wind instrument) · izh rakkopilli (musical wind instrument) · vi kèn túi (musical wind instrument) · ota غایده (musical wind instrument) · fi säkkipilli (musical wind instrument) · ro cimpoi (musical wind instrument) · sh dude (musical wind instrument) · el γκάιντα (musical wind instrument) · cmn 風笛 /风笛 (musical wind instrument) · lb Duddelsak (musical wind instrument) · be валы́нка (musical wind instrument) · br biniou (musical wind instrument) · fr cornemuse (musical wind instrument) · lt dūdmaišis (musical wind instrument) · hu duda (musical wind instrument) · ms begpaip (musical wind instrument) · nrf pouque à vent (musical wind instrument) · ka გუდასტვირი (musical wind instrument) · lv dūdas (musical wind instrument) · et sikupill (musical wind instrument) · ga píb mhála (musical wind instrument) · sv säckpipa (musical wind instrument) · da sækkepibe (musical wind instrument) · ca gaita (musical wind instrument) · gl gaita (musical wind instrument) · et torupill (musical wind instrument) · pl dudy (musical wind instrument) · eo sakŝalmo (musical wind instrument) · ro cimpoaie (musical wind instrument) · ko 백파이프 (musical wind instrument) · no sekkepipe (musical wind instrument) · cy pibgod (musical wind instrument) · cs dudy (musical wind instrument) · grc ἀσκός (musical wind instrument) · gd pìob (musical wind instrument) · dsb dudy (musical wind instrument) · lv somas stabules (musical wind instrument) · hsb dudy (musical wind instrument)