ranz des vaches
UK/ˈɹɒ̃(s)deɪˌvaʃ/US/ˈɹɑ̃(s)deɪˌvɑʃ/
ranz des vaches noun: any of numerous traditional Swiss melodies played on the alpenhorn, originally to call cows in from the mountains.
Noun
ranz des vaches (plural ranz des vaches)
- Any of numerous traditional Swiss melodies played on the alpenhorn, originally to call cows in from the mountains.
- The herald cries his summons to the lists,
But no sound comes to these sequestered valleys;
I only hear the melancholy note
Of cowbells and the dreary ranz des vaches.1972, Friedrich Schiller, translated by William F. Mainland, Wilhelm Tell, act II, scene i
- The herald cries his summons to the lists,
Forms of ranz des vaches
| plural | ranz des vaches |
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Origin of ranz des vaches
From Swiss French ranz des vaches.
Questions about ranz des vaches
- What does ranz des vaches mean?
- Ranz des vaches means any of numerous traditional Swiss melodies played on the alpenhorn, originally to call cows in from the mountains.
- What part of speech is ranz des vaches?
- Ranz des vaches is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ranz des vaches?
- Ranz des vaches is pronounced /ˈɹɒ̃(s)deɪˌvaʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ranz des vaches?
- The plural of ranz des vaches is ranz des vaches.
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