PIBROCH


Meaning of PIBROCH in English

[ 'pi:brɒk , -brɒx ]

■ noun a form of music for the Scottish bagpipes involving elaborate variations on a theme, typically of a martial or funerary character.

Origin

C18: from Sc. Gaelic piobaireachd 'art of piping', from piobair 'piper', based on Engl. pipe .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.