alpenhorn

[ al-puh n-hawrn ]
/ ˈæl pənˌhɔrn /

noun

a long, powerful horn of wood or bark, with a cupped mouthpiece and a curved bell at opposite ends, used by Swiss herders and mountaineers.
Also called alphorn.

Origin of alpenhorn

1860–65; < German, equivalent to Alpen Alps + Horn horn

Words nearby alpenhorn

aloysius, alp, alpaca, alpena, alpenglow, alpenhorn, alpenstock, alpers' disease, alpes-de-haute provence, alpes-de-haute-provence, alpes-maritimes

British Dictionary definitions for alpenhorn

alpenhorn
/ (ˈælpənˌhɔːn) /

noun

another name for alphorn