Zampogna
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /zæmˈpəʊnjə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Zampogna is a noun meaning A kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe.
Meaning
A kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe.
Example Sentences
“When I go out to guard my sheep I play my zampogna, and I walk along and the sheep follow me. […]”
The musician on the left is playing the zampogna, a bagpipe with two chanters and two drones. The zampogna is thought to be the bag-provided descendant of the ancient mouth-blown divergent pipes of the Romans, known as the tibia.
Word Forms
- zampognas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include zampugna, sampogna, panpipe, piffero, szopelka, cornemuse.
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