uilleann pipes

uil·leann pipes
/ˈɪl.ən ˌpaɪps/

noun

The bagpipes of Ireland, which have a bellows strapped around the wrist and arm to inflate the bag rather than the player blowing to do so.

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Meanings

nounuilleann pipes pl (normally plural, singular uilleann pipe)

singular uilleann pipe

  1. pluralplural normallyThe bagpipes of Ireland, which have a bellows strapped around the wrist and arm to inflate the bag rather than the player blowing to do so.

Origin

Partial calque of Irish píb uilleann, literally "elbow pipe".

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Translations

Czech irské dudy
  • irské dudybagpipes of Ireland
Finnish irlantilainen säkkipilli
  • irlantilainen säkkipillibagpipes of Ireland
Irish píb uilleann
  • píb uilleannbagpipes of Ireland
Russian ирландская волынка
  • ирландская волынка (irlandskaja volynka)bagpipes of Ireland
Scottish Gaelic pìob-shionnaich, pìob-uilne
  • pìob-shionnaichbagpipes of Ireland
  • pìob-uilnebagpipes of Ireland
Spanish gaita irlandesa
  • gaita irlandesabagpipes of Ireland
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