couverture

English

Alternative forms

• coverture

Etymology

Borrowed from French couverture. Doublet of coverture.

Noun

couverture (countable and uncountable, plural couvertures)

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

Translations

chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets

• French: chocolat de couverture (fr) m
• German: Kuvertüre f
• Spanish: cobertura de chocolate f

References

• OED2

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French coverture, from Late Latin coopertūra, from Latin coopertus. By surface analysis, couvrir +‎ -ture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.vɛʁ.tyʁ/

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Noun

couverture f (plural couvertures)

1. blanket
2. coverage
3. cover, covering

Derived terms

• première de couverture
• quatrième de couverture
• tirer la couverture à soi

Related terms

• couvert
• couvercle
• couvrir

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)

1. (Guernsey) cover, bedclothes