Plural form of alpenhorn; multiple long wooden Alpine instruments traditionally used in mountain herding and cultural performances.
Simple plural of 'alpenhorn,' maintaining the German compound structure in English. The standard pluralization evolved as the word entered English musical and cultural terminology.
When Alpine villages put on folk festivals, you'd hear a whole orchestra of alpenhorns echoing off the mountains—each valley had its own variations of the sound, creating regional acoustic signatures that people recognized from miles away.
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