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alpenhorn

American

[al-puhn-hawrn] / ˈæl pənˌhɔrn /

Also alphorn

noun

a long, powerful horn of wood or bark, with a cupped mouthpiece and a curved bell at opposite ends, used by Swiss herders and mountaineers.

alpenhorn British

/ ˈælpənˌhɔːn /

noun

another name for alphorn

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Etymology

Origin of alpenhorn

First recorded in 1860–65; from German, equivalent to Alpen Alps + Horn horn

Example Sentences

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It's got one nightclub, where an old man in lederhosen plays an alpenhorn.

From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2011

Ranz-des-vaches, rong′-dā-v�sh′, n. a melody of the Swiss, played on the alpenhorn.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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