couverture

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/ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/

noun

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

OriginFrench couverture →
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Meanings

nouncouverture (countable and uncountable, plural couvertures)

plural couvertures · alternative coverture

  1. countableuncountableChocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
  2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of coverture.

Origin

  1. Frenchcouverture
  2. Englishcouverture

Borrowed from French couverture. Doublet of coverture.

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Translations

French chocolat de couverture
  • chocolat de couverturechocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets
German Kuvertüre
  • Kuvertürechocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets
Spanish cobertura de chocolate
  • cobertura de chocolatechocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets
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APA

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Chicago

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