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cor anglais

UK/ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ//ˌkɔɹ ɔŋˈɡleɪ/

cor anglais 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.

cor anglais: a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family that is pitched in F, one-fifth lower than the...
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Noun

cor anglais (plural cors anglais)

  1. 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

cor anglais meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Persian and Thai

cor anglais in Tamil

வல்லொலித் துளைக்கருவி வகை

cor anglais in Bengali

woodwind instrument
ইংলিশ হর্ন iṅliś horno

cor anglais in Persian

woodwind instrument
کر آنگله, کرآنگله korangle

cor anglais in Thai

woodwind instrument
คอร์ แองเกลส์ kɔɔ ɛɛng glee

Synonyms of cor anglais

Forms of cor anglais

pluralcors anglais

Origin of cor anglais

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.

Words that rhyme with cor anglais

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Questions about cor anglais

What does cor anglais mean?
Cor anglais means 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.
What is cor anglais in Tamil?
Cor anglais in Tamil is வல்லொலித் துளைக்கருவி வகை. See Cor anglais meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cor anglais?
Cor anglais is a noun.
How do you pronounce cor anglais?
Cor anglais is pronounced /ˌkɔːɹ ˈɒŋɡleɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of cor anglais?
The plural of cor anglais is cors anglais.

Words near cor anglais in the dictionary

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  6. cor anglais
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  10. cor pulmonare
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cor anglais (page history and authors); cor anglais (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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