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pibroch

/ˈpiːbɹɒk/

pibroch noun: a series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.

Noun

pibroch (plural pibrochs)

  1. A series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.
    • Ever, as on they bore, more loud / And louder rung the pibroch proud.1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 2.XVII
    • He had heard the stirring pibrochs speed the Gordons in their fights, / It had borne them through the fire zone as they swung up Dargai's heights […]1908, E. G. Murphy, ‘The Doctor's Story’, Australian Ballads & Short Stories, Penguin, published 2003, page 279

Forms of pibroch

pluralpibrochs
alternative formpiobaireachd

Origin of pibroch

From Scottish Gaelic pìobaireachd (“act of playing the bagpipes”), from pìobaire (“piper”) + -achd (“abstract noun suffix”).

Questions about pibroch

What does pibroch mean?
Pibroch means a series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.
What part of speech is pibroch?
Pibroch is a noun.
How do you pronounce pibroch?
Pibroch is pronounced /ˈpiːbɹɒk/.
What is the plural of pibroch?
The plural of pibroch is pibrochs.

Words near pibroch in the dictionary

  1. piblings
  2. piblockto
  3. piblokto
  4. pibloktoq
  5. pibrentasvir
  6. pibroch
  7. pibrochs
  8. pibs
  9. pibutidine
  10. pic
  11. pica

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