embouchure
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embouchure
- /ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/ UK
- /ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/ US
- /ˌɑm.bəˈʃʊɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From French embouchure, from emboucher (“to put in one’s mouth”), from en- (“in”) + bouche (“mouth”), from Latin bucca (“cheek”).
noun embouchures
- The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument. you could see the twin lines running down from either side of his lower lip, etched in by the force of his embouchure, looking like extensions of his mustache.
- The mouth of a river or valley. In the whole of his course down Mackenzie's river to its embouchure, he passed along the bottom of the eastern declivity of the Rocky Mountains, but never crossed these barriers.
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noun use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument
| Español | embocadura |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 口型 kǒuxíng |
| Português | embocadura |
| Français | embouchure |
| Deutsch | Ansatz |
| Русский | амбушю́р ambušúr |
Talk about this word "embouchure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/embouchure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. embouchure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/embouchure "embouchure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/embouchure.Cite this
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title = {embouchure},
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