Embouchure

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French embouchure, from emboucher.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/

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Noun

Singular Embouchure

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1. (music) The shape of the mouth and lips when playing a wind instrument.
   • 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:

     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.

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French

Etymology

From the verb emboucher (“‘to flow through’”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɑ̃buʃyʁ]

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Noun

Embouchure f. (plural Embouchures)

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