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单词 couverture
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Definition of couverture in English:

couverture

noun ˈkuːvətjʊəˌko͞ovərˈCHo͝oər
mass noun
  • Chocolate made with extra cocoa butter to give a high gloss, used for covering sweets and cakes.

    (糖果或蛋糕面上的)巧克力层

    the finest Belgian couverture
    count noun chocolates made using Swiss and French couvertures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sara's own chocolates are made with the best single-bean couverture available and double Devon cream.
    • Comparing the Venezuela to the Madagascar is like comparing milk chocolate to dark, even though they both have couvertures of 72% cocoa.
    • You'll also find different chocolate couvertures and pastry making supplies, nut pastes, you name it, they have it.
    • Rochers, square cubes of chocolate, flecked with little crackly-bits then dipped in chocolate couverture are my second favorite chocolates here at the moment.
    • He rummaged in two cardboard boxes nearby, brought out two bricks of chocolat de couverture, and handed them to me.

Origin

1930s: French, literally 'covering', from couvrir 'to cover'.

Definition of couverture in US English:

couverture

nounˌko͞ovərˈCHo͝oər
  • Chocolate made with extra cocoa butter to give a high gloss, used for covering sweets and cakes.

    (糖果或蛋糕面上的)巧克力层

    the finest Belgian couverture
    count noun chocolates made using Swiss and French couvertures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Comparing the Venezuela to the Madagascar is like comparing milk chocolate to dark, even though they both have couvertures of 72% cocoa.
    • You'll also find different chocolate couvertures and pastry making supplies, nut pastes, you name it, they have it.
    • Sara's own chocolates are made with the best single-bean couverture available and double Devon cream.
    • He rummaged in two cardboard boxes nearby, brought out two bricks of chocolat de couverture, and handed them to me.
    • Rochers, square cubes of chocolate, flecked with little crackly-bits then dipped in chocolate couverture are my second favorite chocolates here at the moment.

Origin

1930s: French, literally ‘covering’, from couvrir ‘to cover’.

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