Pibroch Definition
pēbrŏKH
noun
A piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a theme with variations, usually martial but sometimes dirgelike.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pibroch
Noun
Singular:
pibroch
Plural:
pibrochsOrigin of Pibroch
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Scottish Gaelic pìobaireachd pipe music from pìobair piper from pìob pipe from Middle Irish píp from Medieval Latin pīpa from Vulgar Latin pīpa pipe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Scottish Gaelic pìobaireachd (“act of playing the bagpipes"), from pìobaire (“piper") + -achd abstract noun suffix.
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