English Etymology From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) + pipe. Noun panpipe (plural panpipes) A set of panpipes. 1988 May 27, Neil Tesser, “Albert Mangelsdorff”, in Chicago Reader:No matter that the trombone would seem to be an instrument particularly ill-suited to the purpose; in Mangelsdorff's hands, it might as well be anything from a panpipe to a cello. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads