bagpipes
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bagpipes¹
- /ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/
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From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.
noun bagpipe
- 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.
Bagpipes²
noun
- plural of Bagpipe
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noun musical wind instrument
| Español | gaita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백파이프 baekpaipeu |
| 日本語 | バグパイプ bagupaipu |
| 中文 | 風笛 /风笛 fēngdí |
| हिन्दी | बैगपाइप baigpāip |
| Kiswahili | bagpipes, gaida |
| Português | gaita de foles |
| Français | cornemuse |
| Deutsch | Dudelsack, Sackpfeife |
| Italiano | cornamusa, zampogna, pive |
| Ελληνικά | γκάιντα gkáinta |
| Română | cimpoi, cimpoaie, gaidă |
| Русский | волы́нка volýnka |
| Tiếng Việt | kèn túi |
| العربية | مِزْمَار اَلْقِرْبَة mizmār al-qirba, قِرْبَة qirba |
| עברית | חֵמֶת חֲלִילִים ḥémet ḥalilím |
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title = {bagpipes},
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