alphorn

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UK/ˈalp.hɔːn/

noun

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.

Similar
Alpine horn
OriginAlemannic German Alphorn ← German Alphorn →
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Meanings

nounalphorn (plural alphorns)

plural alphorns · alternative alpenhorn

  1. entertainmentA 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.

    Synonyms: Alpine horn

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
Alpine horn
Also see
alpine horn

Origin

  1. GermanAlphorn
  2. Alemannic GermanAlphorn
  3. Englishalphorn

From Alemannic German Alphorn, German Alphorn.

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Translations

Dutch alpenhoorn
  • alpenhoornmusical instrument
Esperanto alpkorno
  • alpkornomusical instrument
Finnish alppitorvi
  • alppitorvimusical instrument
French cor des Alpes
  • cor des Alpesmusical instrument
German Alphorn
  • Alphornmusical instrument
Hungarian havasi kürt, alpesi kürt
  • havasi kürtmusical instrument
  • alpesi kürtmusical instrument
Irish alpchorn
  • alpchornmusical instrument
Polish róg alpejski
  • róg alpejskimusical instrument
Portuguese trompa alpina
  • trompa alpinamusical instrument
Romanian cornul Alpilor
  • cornul Alpilormusical instrument
Russian альпи́йский рог
  • альпи́йский рог (alʹpíjskij rog)musical instrument
Spanish trompa de los Alpes, alforn
  • trompa de los Alpesmusical instrument
  • alfornmusical instrument
Swedish alphorn
  • alphornmusical instrument
Turkish çoban borusu
  • çoban borusumusical instrument
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APA

alphorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphorn

MLA

“alphorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphorn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alphorn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alphorn.

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