pibroch

noun /ˈpiːbɹɒk/

1. A series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.

   Ever, as on they bore, more loud / And louder rung the pibroch proud.

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic pìobaireachd (“act of playing the bagpipes”), from pìobaire (“piper”) + -achd (“abstract noun suffix”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pibroch (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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