Definition of couverture in English:
couverture
noun ˈkuːvətjʊəˌko͞ovərˈCHo͝oər
mass nounChocolate made with extra cocoa butter to give a high gloss, used for covering sweets and cakes.
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'.