cimpoi
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cimpoi¹
Where it comes from
Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *centipollium, from Latin centipellium, centipellio (“third stomach of a ruminant”) < centum + pellium, as bagpipes were made from animal stomachs. Compare also Italian centopelle (“tripe”). Alternatively from the variant form cimpoaie, perhaps from an earlier *șimpoaie and this from Latin symphonia (compare Italian zampogna (“bagpipe”), Piedmontese ciamporgna; cf. also Portuguese sanfonha (“hurdy-gurdy”) and Romansh zampuogn (“type of bell”)) or Hungarian csimpolya, which seems more likely to have come from the Romanian word instead.
Cimpoi²
Where it comes from
From cimpoi.
proper noun lui Cimpoi
- a surname
In English
- bagpipes musical wind instrument
Talk about this word "cimpoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cimpoi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cimpoi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cimpoi "cimpoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cimpoi.Cite this
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