couverture

American

[kuhv-uh-cher, koo-vuh-, koo-vuh-cher] / ˈkʌv ə tʃər, ˈku və-, ˌku vəˈtʃər /

noun

Also called couverture chocolate. a superior grade of chocolate used especially for coating and dipping, containing a higher proportion of cocoa solids and cocoa butter than compound chocolate, which is made with cocoa powder and vegetable oil as well as other ingredients.

Etymology

Origin of couverture

First recorded in 1920–25; from French: “covering”; cf. covert ( def. ), -ure ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Using couverture is not a crime: many high-quality, gourmet chocolates are made this way.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2016

It was tart and nutty, with flavors and textures that melded beautifully beneath a dark chocolate couverture.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2011

This wealth of information even pleases him, and then quite abruptly he demands, "Donnez-moi une couverture," because, as he goes on to explain, he "feels very sick."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919 by Various

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