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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

pibroch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pibroch

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pibroch/ˈpiː.brɒx/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le son du pibroch résonnait à travers les collines écossaises."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    Traditional classical music of the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a theme and complex variations played on the bagpipe.

    "The haunting sound of the pibroch echoed across the misty glens during the morning ceremony."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English in the late 18th century from Scottish Gaelic 'pìobaireachd', meaning 'the art of the piper', derived from 'pìob' (pipe). Historically, it refers to the classical, highly elaborate traditional music of the Scottish Highlands played on the great Highland bagpipe.

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