RANZ-DES-VACHES
\ɹˈantsdˈɛsvˈaʃɪz], \ɹˈantsdˈɛsvˈaʃɪz], \ɹ_ˈa_n_t_s_d_ˈɛ_s_v_ˈa_ʃ_ɪ_z]\
Definitions of RANZ-DES-VACHES
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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rong'-d[=a]-väsh', n. a melody of the Swiss, played on the alpenhorn. [Swiss Fr., either 'the lowing of the cows' or 'the line of cows.' Vaches, pl. of vache--L. vacca, a cow; ranz, either Swiss dial. ranz (cf. Ger. ranzen), or for rangs, pl. of rang, a line.]
By Thomas Davidson
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