emboucher

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French emboucher, from Old French embouchier. By surface analysis, en- +‎ bouche +‎ -er. Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca (compare Portuguese and Spanish embocar, Italian imboccare, Romanian îmbuca).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bu.ʃe/
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Verb

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emboucher

  1. to place one's lips against the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
  2. to place the bit in a horse's mouth
  3. (informal) to tell off, to antagonize
  4. (reflexive, informal) to argue

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French embouchier, from en- +‎ bouche +‎ -ier.

Verb

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emboucher

  1. to inform (keep someone informed)

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: emboucher

References

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  • emboucher on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)