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embouchure

em·bouc·hure

UK/ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/ US/ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

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Origin

From French embouchure, from emboucher (“to put in one’s mouth”), from en- (“in”) + bouche (“mouth”), from Latin bucca (“cheek”).

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