zampogna.
bagpipes
Meaning & usage
bagpipes
Where this word comes from
From Latin symphōnia (possibly influenced, through folk etymology, by zampa (“paw, leg of an animal”) in Italian, as bagpipes are traditionally made of leather with the hair still on), from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Cf. also Romanian cimpoi, cimpoaie, Portuguese sanfonha, Sicilian sampugna. Doublet of sinfonia.
inflection of zampognare: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of zampognare: second-person singular imperative
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