コーラングレ
Japanese
Alternative forms
- コールアングレ (kōru angure)
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.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) コーラングレ [kòóráꜜǹgùrè] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːɾã̠ŋɡɯ̟ᵝɾe̞]
Noun
コーラングレ • (kōrangure)
- (music) cor anglais, English horn (type of woodwind instrument)
Synonyms
- (English borrowing) イングリッシュホルン (ingurisshu horun)
- アルトオーボエ (aruto ōboe)