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uilleann pipes

Syllables: uil·leann pipes/ˈɪl.ən ˌpaɪps/

uilleann pipes noun: 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.

uilleann pipes: the bagpipes of Ireland, which have a bellows strapped around the wrist and arm to inflate the bag...
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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 pipes

singularuilleann pipe

Origin of uilleann pipes

Partial calque of Irish píb uilleann, literally "elbow pipe".

Questions about uilleann pipes

What does uilleann pipes mean?
Uilleann pipes means 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.
What part of speech is uilleann pipes?
Uilleann pipes is a noun.
How do you pronounce uilleann pipes?
Uilleann pipes is pronounced /ˈɪl.ən ˌpaɪps/.

Words near uilleann pipes in the dictionary

  1. Uiko
  2. Uileacu de Beiuș
  3. uilleann pipe
  4. uilleann piper
  5. uilleann pipers
  6. uilleann pipes
  7. UIM
  8. UIMs
  9. uinal
  10. uinals
  11. uint

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