What is "gaida"

n. An ancient Thracian bagpipe, variations of which are still played in the Balkans.

A gaida is a bagpipe from the Balkans and Southeast Europe. Southeastern European bagpipes known as gaida include: Macedonian and Bulgarian гайда/гајда (gayda), the Greek γκάϊντα, Albanian, Croatian and Serbian gajde and Slovak gajdy.