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How to pronounce panpipe in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pandean pipe, syrinx
Type of pipe

Examples of panpipe

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Russian scholar Steshenko-Kuftina contributed a highly revered monograph on Georgian panpipe.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Amusement for small groups and individuals in private was afforded by a jaw harp, a raft panpipe, and a nose-blown flute.
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Stone and shell pendants, shell drinking cups, tools, vessel shards and even a panpipe-like musical instrument are on display.
From the stltoday.com
Recently I've been having a reccurring nightmare involving my 61-year-old mother, Peruvian armed bandits, a vertiginous Andean pass and a haunting panpipe tune.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A small panpipe called the rondador is the most distinctive instrument, but ensembles are typically groups of wind instruments, guitar trios or brass bands.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There is something comical about the imperialist ranting of twin sister Paula, who slanders the neighbouring Peruvians for their panpipe music and the Bolivians for wearing too many clothes.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
  • The pan flute or pan pipe (also known as panflute or panpipes) is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the Closed tube, consisting usually of five or more pipes of gradually increasing length (and, at times, girth). ...
  • (panpipes) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top. The instrument is played by blowing across the open end at the top
  • (Panpipes) An array of fixed-pitch cane flutes in graduated lengths, bound together in a group. Called Sikkus, Antaras or Zamponas in South America, the notes of a scale are often split between two sets of pipes. In performance, the melody alternates between players, a technique called "Hocketing."