alpenhorn


al·pen·horn

A0224200 (ăl′pən-hôrn′) or alp·horn (ălp′hôrn′)n. A curved wooden horn, sometimes as long as 6 meters (20 feet), traditionally used by herders in the Alps to call cows to pasture.
[German : Alpen, Alps + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker- in Indo-European roots).]

alpenhorn

(ˈælpənˌhɔːn) n (Instruments) another name for alphorn

al•pen•horn

(ˈæl pənˌhɔrn)

n. a very long, powerful horn used by Swiss herders and mountaineers. [1860–65; < German, =Alpen Alps + Horn horn]
Translations
Alphorn