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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Alpenhorn
Noun
Singular:
alpenhorn
Plural:
alpenhornsOrigin of Alpenhorn
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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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