"French horn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: French horns [plural]
Etymology: French + horn. Head templates: {{en-noun}} French horn (plural French horns)
  1. A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves. Categories (topical): Brass instruments Derived forms: French hornist Related terms: double horn, trumpet Translations (musical instrument): վալտորն (valtorn) (Armenian), валто́рна (valtórna) [feminine] (Belarusian), trompa [feminine] (Catalan), 法國號 (Chinese Mandarin), 法国号 (Fǎguóhào) (Chinese Mandarin), 圓號 (Chinese Mandarin), 圆号 (yuánhào) (Chinese Mandarin), cornu [masculine] (Corsican), käyrätorvi (Finnish), cor d’harmonie [masculine] (French), ვალტორნა (valṭorna) (Georgian), Waldhorn [neuter] (German), קרן יער (kéren yá'ar) [feminine] (Hebrew), kürt (Hungarian), vadászkürt (Hungarian), corno francese [masculine] (Italian), corno [masculine] (Italian), valtorna [feminine] (Lithuanian), waltornia [feminine] (Polish), róg [masculine] (Polish), trompa [feminine] (Portuguese), corn francez [neuter] (Romanian), corn de armonie [neuter] (Romanian), валто́рна (valtórna) [feminine] (Russian), хорна [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), cornu [masculine] (Sicilian), francoski rog [masculine] (Slovene), trompa [feminine] (Spanish), baragumu ya kifaransa (Swahili), valthorn [neuter, plural, singular] (Swedish), валто́рна (valtórna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), corn Ffrengig (Welsh)

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