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couverture

/ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
cou-ver-ture
IPA
/ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative spelling of coverture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French couverture. Doublet of coverture.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

couvertures (plural) coverture (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fondant ganache shell tempering

Questions

How do you pronounce couverture?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/.
What does couverture mean?
Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
Where does couverture come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce couverture

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