Definition of ranz-des-vaches in English:

ranz-des-vaches

(also ranz-de-vaches, rantz-de-vaches)

noun ˈrɒn(s)deɪˌvaʃˈrɒ̃(s)deɪˌvaʃ

Music

A type of Swiss melody, traditionally played on the Alpenhorn or sung in order to call cows scattered over the mountainside.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Charles Burney (1726–1814), musician and author. From French regional (Switzerland) ranz des vaches from ranz, regional variant (Switzerland) of rang + des of the (plural) + the plural of vache cow, after German regional (Switzerland) Kuhreihen, lit. ‘cow dance’, apparently with the second element misapprehended as Reihe.

Definition of ranz-des-vaches in US English:

ranz-des-vaches

(also ranz-de-vaches, rantz-de-vaches)

noun

Music

A type of Swiss melody, traditionally played on the Alpenhorn or sung in order to call cows scattered over the mountainside.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Charles Burney (1726–1814), musician and author. From French regional (Switzerland) ranz des vaches from ranz, regional variant (Switzerland) of rang + des of the (plural) + the plural of vache cow, after German regional (Switzerland) Kuhreihen, lit. ‘cow dance’, apparently with the second element misapprehended as Reihe.

词汇	ranz-des-vaches
释义	Definition of ranz-des-vaches in English: ranz-des-vaches (also ranz-de-vaches, rantz-de-vaches) noun ˈrɒn(s)deɪˌvaʃˈrɒ̃(s)deɪˌvaʃ Music A type of Swiss melody, traditionally played on the Alpenhorn or sung in order to call cows scattered over the mountainside. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Charles Burney (1726–1814), musician and author. From French regional (Switzerland) ranz des vaches from ranz, regional variant (Switzerland) of rang + des of the (plural) + the plural of vache cow, after German regional (Switzerland) Kuhreihen, lit. ‘cow dance’, apparently with the second element misapprehended as Reihe. Definition of ranz-des-vaches in US English: ranz-des-vaches (also ranz-de-vaches, rantz-de-vaches) noun Music A type of Swiss melody, traditionally played on the Alpenhorn or sung in order to call cows scattered over the mountainside. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Charles Burney (1726–1814), musician and author. From French regional (Switzerland) ranz des vaches from ranz, regional variant (Switzerland) of rang + des of the (plural) + the plural of vache cow, after German regional (Switzerland) Kuhreihen, lit. ‘cow dance’, apparently with the second element misapprehended as Reihe.
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