embouchure

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌɒm.bʊˈʃʊə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɑm.bə.ʃɚ/, /ˌɑm.bəˈʃʊɹ/

Noun

embouchure

1. (music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.
   • 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:

     you could see the twin lines running down from either side of his lower lip, etched in by the force of his embouchure, looking like extensions of his mustache.

2. (archaic) The mouth of a river or valley.

Translations

• French: embouchure
• German: Ansatz
• Portuguese: embocadura
• Spanish: embocadura

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