Zampogna
/tsamˈpɔɲɲa/noun
An Italian bagpipe, especially one associated with traditional pastoral music.
Did you know?Zampogna is an Italian bagpipe, and its name is usually traced to a southern Italian/Greek-influenced word for a pipe, showing how musical traditions can preserve ancient language layers long after empires vanish.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
συριγξ (syrinx)
“A reed pipe or panpipe; also a shepherd's pipe.”
Late Latin
Latin
symphonia
“A musical instrument or pipe, later influenced by regional speech in southern Italy.”
Medieval Italian
Italian
zampogna
“A bagpipe, especially a rustic or pastoral one.”
Modern English
English
zampogna
“An Italian bagpipe.”