Meanings
plural cors anglais
- entertainmentA double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.
Synonyms: English horn
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the oboe and is consequently approximately one-third longer than the oboe.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch
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Origin
- Middle High Germanengellisches horn“angelic horn”
- Frenchcor anglais
- Englishcor anglais
Borrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstanding of Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), from the resemblance of the instrument to horns played by angels as depicted in the Middle Ages.
More words from French, Middle High German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque adar ingeles
- adar ingeleswoodwind instrument
Bengali ইংলিশ হর্ন
- ইংলিশ হর্ন (iṅliś horno)woodwind instrument
Catalan corn anglès
- corn anglèswoodwind instrument
Chinese Mandarin 英國管 /英国管
- 英國管 /英国管 (Yīngguó guǎn)woodwind instrument
Czech anglický roh
- anglický rohwoodwind instrument
Danish engelskhorn
- engelskhornwoodwind instrument
Dutch Engelse hoorn, althobo
- Engelse hoornwoodwind instrument
- althobowoodwind instrument
Esperanto angla korno
- angla kornowoodwind instrument
Estonian inglissarv, altoboe
- inglissarvwoodwind instrument
- altoboewoodwind instrument
Finnish englannintorvi
- englannintorviwoodwind instrument
French cor anglais
- cor anglaiswoodwind instrument
German Englischhorn
- Englischhornwoodwind instrument
Greek αγγλικό κόρνο, κορ ανγκλέ
- αγγλικό κόρνο (anglikó kórno)woodwind instrument
- κορ ανγκλέ (kor angklé)woodwind instrument
Hebrew קֶרֶן אַנְגְּלִית
- קֶרֶן אַנְגְּלִית (qɛrɛn ʾangəlīṯ)woodwind instrument
Hungarian angolkürt
- angolkürtwoodwind instrument
Icelandic enskt horn, englahorn
- enskt hornwoodwind instrument
- englahornwoodwind instrument
Irish corn Sasanach
- corn Sasanachwoodwind instrument
Italian corno inglese
- corno inglesewoodwind instrument
Japanese コーラングレ, コールアングレ
- コーラングレ (kōrangure)woodwind instrument
- コールアングレ (kōru angure)woodwind instrument
- イングリッシュホルン (ingurisshu horun)woodwind instrument
- アルトオーボエ (aruto ōboe)woodwind instrument
Korean 잉글리시 호른
- 잉글리시 호른 (inggeullisi horeun)woodwind instrument
Latvian angļu rags
- angļu ragswoodwind instrument
Norwegian Bokmål engelsk horn, alt-obo
- engelsk hornwoodwind instrument
- alt-obowoodwind instrument
Persian کر آنگله, کرآنگله
- کر آنگلهwoodwind instrument
- کرآنگله (korangle)woodwind instrument
Polish rożek angielski
- rożek angielskiwoodwind instrument
Portuguese corne inglês, corno inglês
- corne inglêswoodwind instrument
- corno inglêswoodwind instrument
Romanian corn englez
- corn englezwoodwind instrument
Russian англи́йский рожо́к
- англи́йский рожо́к (anglíjskij rožók)woodwind instrument
Slovak anglický roh
- anglický rohwoodwind instrument
Spanish corno inglés
- corno ingléswoodwind instrument
Swahili baragumu ya kiingereza
- baragumu ya kiingerezawoodwind instrument
Swedish engelskt horn
- engelskt hornwoodwind instrument
Thai คอร์ แองเกลส์
- คอร์ แองเกลส์ (kɔɔ ɛɛng glee)woodwind instrument
Turkish İngiliz kornosu, kor angle
- İngiliz kornosuwoodwind instrument
- kor anglewoodwind instrument
Ukrainian англі́йський ріжо́к
- англі́йський ріжо́к (anhlíjsʹkyj rižók)woodwind instrument
Yiddish ענגלישער האָרן
- ענגלישער האָרןwoodwind instrument
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cor anglais
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cor anglais. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cor%20anglais
“cor anglais.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cor%20anglais. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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