embocadura

Occitan

Etymology

From embocar +‎ -dura, from em +‎ boca +‎ -ar.

Noun

embocadura f (plural embocaduras)

1. mouthpiece (of a woodwind instrument)
2. mouth (of a river)

See also

• embocar

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 246.

Portuguese

Etymology

From embocar +‎ -dura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bo.kaˈdu.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bo.kaˈdu.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bo.kaˈdu.ɾɐ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bo.kaˈdu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bo.kaˈdu.ɾa/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bo.kaˈdu.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bu.kɐˈdu.ɾɐ/ [ẽ.bu.kɐˈðu.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: em‧bo‧ca‧du‧ra

Noun

embocadura f (plural embocaduras)

1. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse’s mouth and connected to the reins)
2. mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)

   Synonyms: foz, desembocadura

3. (music) embouchure (shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument)

Spanish

Etymology

From embocar +‎ -dura.

Noun

embocadura f (plural embocaduras)

1. mouth (the end of a river out of which water flows)
2. narrows (narrow part of a river)
3. (music) mouthpiece
4. (music) embouchure (shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument)
5. bit (piece of metal placed in a horse’s mouth and connected to the reins)

Further reading

• “embocadura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014