bourdon
- (archaic) The burden or bass of a melody.
- The drone pipe of a bagpipe.
- The lowest-pitched stop of an organ.
- The lowest-pitched bell of a carillon.
- A large, low-pitched bell not part of a diatonically tuned ring of bells.
- A bumblebee, genus Bombus.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbʊədən/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English burdoun (“accompaniment”), from Old French bordon, from Medieval Latin burdō, burdōnem (“drone”). The modern pronunciation and form (for *burdon) is influenced by modern French bourdon.
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bordão
bordó
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