cor anglais

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

English horn

english horn

cor anglais player

English horn player

Translations

Englischhorn

cor anglais

corno inglés

Engelse hoorn

corno inglese

corn anglès

corne inglês

αγγλικό κόρνο

althobo

cor anglais

Englisch Horn

chifre inglês

cor

aγγλικό κέρατο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French cor anglais (literally “English horn”), calqued from a misunderstanding of Middle High German engellisches horn (“angelic horn”), from the resemblance of the instrument to horns played by angels as depicted in the Middle Ages.