bagpipes

Meaning

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.

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbæɡ.pɑɪps/
Etymology

In summary

From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.

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