embouchure
pronunciation
How to pronounce embouchure in British English:
UK [ˌɒmbʊˈʃʊə(r)]
How to pronounce embouchure in American English:
US [ ˌɑːmbʊˈʃʊr]
-
- Noun:
- the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly
Word Origin
- embouchure (n.)
- 1760, in musical sense "placement of the mouth on a wind instrument," from French embouchure "river mouth, mouth of a wind instrument," from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + bouche "mouth" (see bouche).
Example
- 1. Do not change your embouchure or anything .