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Complete Definition of "bagpipes"

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English
Image:Bagpipes_05PNW_003.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bagpipes

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/
audio|en-us-bagpipes.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
bagpipes (plural)

  1. a musical instrument having a flexible bag inflated by a tube or bellows, a double-reed melody pipe, and up to four drone pipes. There are several types from different countries, each having its own peculiar characteristics. The variety shown in the picture is from Scotland.

Synonyms
bagpipe
pipes
the pipes (usu. Scottish)

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Synonyms)

Arabic: ARchar|مزمار القربة (mizmāru l-qírba) m, ARchar|القربة (al-qírba) f
Finnish: säkkipilli
French: cornemuse f
German: Sackpfeife f, Dudelsack m
Greek: άσκαυλος (áskavlos) m, ασκομαντούρα (askoma[n]doúra) f, γκάιντα (gáida) f, τσαμπούνα (tsa[m]boúna) f
Hebrew: חמת־חלילים|חֵמֶת־חֲלִילִים (ĥemet ĥalilim) p
Italian: cornamusa f, zampogna f
mid
Japanese: バグパイプ (bagupaipu)
Polish: kobza f
Portuguese: gaita de foles f
Russian: волынка (volýnka) f
Scottish Gaelic: pìob mhòr f
Slovene: dude f|p
Spanish: gaita f
Swedish: säckpipa c

See also
musette

External links
Listen to Scottish Bagpipes
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Category:English pluralia tantum
Category:Highland games
Category:Musical instruments

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Revision and Credits for"bagpipes"
  • 2007-10-25 08:37 - AutoFormat - +{{rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat would have corrected level of Synonyms)}}, template -fpl +{{f|p}}

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