Alpenhorn Definition

ălpən-hôrn
noun
A curved wooden horn, sometimes as long as 6 meters (20 feet), used by herders in the Alps to call cows to pasture.
American Heritage

Alternative spelling of alphorn.

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Other Word Forms of Alpenhorn

Noun

Singular:
alpenhorn
Plural:
alpenhorns

Origin of Alpenhorn

  • German Alpen , Alps Horn horn (from Middle High German) (from Old High German ker-1 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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AALALP

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