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cor_anglais

cor anglais

English

Noun

cor anglais (plural cors anglais)

  1. (music) A 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.

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French

Etymology

Calque of Middle High German engellisches horn, by misunderstanding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ ɑ̃.ɡlɛ/

Noun

cor anglais m (plural cors anglais)

  1. (music) cor anglais, English horn