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uilleann pipe

/ˈɪl.ən ˌpaɪp/

uilleann pipe is the singular of uilleann pipes.

Meaning of uilleann pipes

Noun

uilleann pipes pl (normally plural, singular uilleann pipe)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) 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.

Forms of uilleann pipe

pluraluilleann pipes

Questions about uilleann pipe

What is uilleann pipe the singular of?
Uilleann pipe is the singular of uilleann pipes.
How do you pronounce uilleann pipe?
Uilleann pipe is pronounced /ˈɪl.ən ˌpaɪp/.

Words near uilleann pipe in the dictionary

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  3. Uiju
  4. Uiko
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  6. uilleann pipe
  7. uilleann piper
  8. uilleann pipers
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  10. UIM
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