panpipe
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- noun
- /ˈpænˌpaɪp/
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zampoña
- Joe watched for the gardener as she carved a crude set of panpipes, lashing them together with strips of reed.
- panpipe ensemble
Examples
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Out of the silence in the Performing Arts Center came the sounds of panpipes and the hollow, goatskin drums known by the Andean people as "bombos."
Blog text (8) -
His contribution to the scene is music: he plays a set of panpipes.
Academic text (2012) -
If you boys listen real careful, you can hear the panpipes of the little people in the grass there.
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The Mexican knife sharpener has a little panpipe that he plays a special tune on.
Blog text (4) -
A silver-bearded man played the panpipes.
Blog text (10) -
There was panpipe music, Indian drums, and an all-too-willing suspension of disbelief.
Fiction book (1999) -
The musician played the panpipe, enchanting the audience with its melodic tones.
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During the festival, a group of performers entertained us with their skillful panpipe music.
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As the sun set, the gentle sound of the panpipe filled the air, creating a peaceful atmosphere.
Synonyms
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An instrument that makes sound when you blow into or across it, like a flute
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An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
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A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
A wind instrument made of pipes of different lengths tied together
A set of pipes of different lengths tied together that you play by blowing across the tops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word panpipe comes from the name Pan, the Greek god of 'nature', and the common word pipe, a 'tube' you blow into. Because Pan was often shown playing several joined tubes, a panpipe is the group of tubes you blow across to make music, so the name fits the instrument's shape and sound.