Definitions For Alphorn

Noun

ALPHORN (plural ALPHORNs) (musical instruments) 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 music, folk tunes.

Synonyms

Alpine horn

Translations

Dutch: alpenhoorn, m Finnish: alppitorvi French: cor des Alpes, m German: Alphorn, n : Alemannic German: Alphorn, n Irish: alpchorn, m Polish: róg alpejski, m Portuguese: trompa alpina Romanian: cornul Alpilor Russian: альпи́йский рог, m Spanish: trompa de los Alpes, f, alforn Swedish: alphorn, n

Alternative forms

alpenhorn

Etymology

From {{etyl, gsw, en}} Alphorn, {{etyl, de, en}} Alphorn.

Is Alphorn a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Alphorn is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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