tsampouna

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noun

A bagpipe of the Greek islands; a folk instrument without a drone but with two chanters.

OriginGreek τσαμπούνα →
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Meanings

nountsampouna (plural tsampounas)

plural tsampounas

  1. entertainmentA bagpipe of the Greek islands; a folk instrument without a drone but with two chanters.

Origin

  1. Greekτσαμπούνα
  2. Englishtsampouna

Borrowed from Greek τσαμπούνα (tsampoúna). Doublet of sinfonia, symphonia, symphony, and zampogna.

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Translations

Greek τσαμπούνα
  • τσαμπούνα (tsampoúna)bagpipe
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APA

tsampouna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsampouna

MLA

“tsampouna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsampouna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsampouna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsampouna.

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