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.

Origin of alpenhorn

1
First recorded in 1860–65; from German, equivalent to Alpen Alps + Horn horn
  • Also alp·horn [alp-hawrn] /ˈælpˌhɔrn/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for alpenhorn

alpenhorn

/ (ˈælpənˌhɔːn) /


noun
  1. another name for alphorn

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