Etymology

alphorn

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Today it means: A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes. Full definition →

Alemannic German Alphorn ← German Alphorn
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  1. German · borrowed fromAlphorn
  2. Alemannic German · borrowed fromAlphorn
  3. English todayalphorn

From Alemannic German Alphorn, German Alphorn.

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