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pibroch

Syllabification: (pi·broch)
Pronunciation: /ˈpēbräk/

Definition of pibroch

noun

  • a form of music for the Scottish bagpipes involving elaborate variations on a theme, typically of a martial or funerary character.
  • a piece of pibroch music.

Origin:

early 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic piobaireachd 'art of piping', from piobair 'piper', from piob, from English pipe

pibroch in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pibroch in the British & World English dictionary