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embouchure.

The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/UK/ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/US/ˌɑm.bəˈʃʊɹ/US
  1. The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The mouth of a river or valley.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.