piva

noun

pi·​va

ˈpēvə

plural pivas

-vəz

or pive

-(ˌ)vā

1

: an ancient Italian bagpipe or shawm

2

: a 16th-century Italian dance form in quick triple meter

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pipa pipe

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