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couverture

Syllables: cou·ver·ture/ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/

couverture noun: chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate. Also the alternative spelling of coverture.

Noun

couverture (countable and uncountable, plural couvertures)

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

Also used as

couverture is also the alternative spelling of coverture.

Forms of couverture

pluralcouvertures
alternative formcoverture

Origin of couverture

Borrowed from French couverture. Doublet of coverture.

Questions about couverture

What does couverture mean?
Couverture means chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; a covering of such chocolate.
What part of speech is couverture?
Couverture is a noun.
How do you pronounce couverture?
Couverture is pronounced /ˈkuvərtʃ(ʊ)ər/.
What is the plural of couverture?
The plural of couverture is couvertures.

Words near couverture in the dictionary

  1. Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo
  2. couvade
  3. couvades
  4. couvert
  5. couverts
  6. couverture
  7. couvertures
  8. couveuse
  9. couveuses
  10. Couvillion
  11. Couvillions

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