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alpenhorn

[ al-puhn-hawrn ]

noun

  1. 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

/ ˈælpənˌhɔːn /

noun

  1. another name for alphorn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of alpenhorn1

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

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