alphorn

/ˈælphɔːrn/
noun
  1. A long, wooden horn used by people in the Swiss Alps to signal across valleys or play folk music.
    • Tourists gathered to hear a traditional alphorn concert at the village festival.
    • Making an alphorn requires carefully hollowing out a long piece of pine or spruce.
    • The shepherd played a haunting melody on his alphorn as the sun set over the mountains.
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