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γκάιντα — meaning in English

gaida

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English meaning

  • bagpipes noun A wind instrument with an inflatable bag, a melody pipe, and one or more drone pipes that sound continuously as the bag is squeezed.

Senses

γκάιντα is used for these senses in English:

  • bagpipes 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.
  • gaida An ancient Thracian bagpipe, variations of which are still played in the Balkans.