couverture
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French couverture. Doublet of coverture.
Noun
couverture (countable and uncountable, plural couvertures)
- chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; such a covering.
- Alternative spelling of coverture
Translations
chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets
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References
- OED2
French
Etymology
From Old French coverture, from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus; equivalent to couvrir + -ture.
Pronunciation
Noun
couverture f (plural couvertures)
Related terms
Further reading
- “couverture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French coverture, from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus
Noun
couverture f (plural couvertures)
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