ALPENHORN


Meaning of ALPENHORN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-pən-ˌhȯrn ]

noun

or alp·horn ˈalp-ˌhȯrn

Etymology: German, from Alpen + Horn horn

Date: 1864

: a straight wooden horn 5 to 14 feet (about 1.5 to 4.3 meters) in length used chiefly by Swiss herdsmen

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