cornemuse

English

Bagpipes

Etymology

Borrowed from French cornemuse.

Noun

cornemuse (plural cornemuses)

1. A French musical instrument very similar to bagpipes.

Anagrams

• reconsume

French

Etymology

From Old French corner (“sound a horn”) +‎ muser (“play the bagpipe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.nə.myz/

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Noun

cornemuse f (plural cornemuses)

1. (music) bagpipes; cornemuse

Derived terms

terms derived from cornemuse

• cornemuser
• cornemuseur, cornemuseuse
• cornemuseux

Descendants

• Italian: cornamusa
• Spanish: cornamusa

Further reading

• “cornemuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• écumerons