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cor anglais

/ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
cor anglais
IPA
/ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/
  • British English: /ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ/

Inflected Forms

cors anglais (plural)

Synonyms

English horn

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce cor anglais?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/.
What does cor anglais mean?
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.
Where does cor anglais come from?
It is traced to French.

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