Etymology

ranz des vaches

Today it means: Any of numerous traditional Swiss melodies played on the alpenhorn, originally to call cows in from the mountains. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Swiss French ranz des vaches
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  1. Swiss French · borrowed fromranz des vaches
  2. English todayranz des vaches

From Swiss French ranz des vaches.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Any of numerous traditional Swiss melodies played on the alpenhorn, originally to call cows in from the mountains.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.