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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescobrir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: koh-breer
"Vamos cobrir os doces com chocolate."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cover something completely with a protective, decorative, or enclosed layer, such as chocolate or batter.
"The confectioner carefully enrobed each strawberry in rich dark chocolate." - 2
To wrap, clothe, or surround as if with a robe.
"Early morning mists began to enrobe the rolling green hills of the valley."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Old French, combining the prefix 'en-' (meaning to put in or on) with 'robe' (garment or cloak). Initially used in the 15th century to mean dressing or clothing someone in robes, it later evolved in culinary and industrial contexts to describe covering something completely as if with a garment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Enrobe" is said worldwide
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enrober
Transliteration: ahn-ro-bay
"Il faut enrober les tranches de chocolat."
überziehen
Transliteration: yüe-ber-tsee-hen
"Man muss die Pralinen mit Schokolade überziehen."
ricoprire
Transliteration: ree-koh-pree-reh
"Bisogna ricoprire i dolci con il cioccolato."
bañar
Transliteration: bahn-yar
"Es necesario bañar las fresas en chocolate."
cobrir
Transliteration: koh-breer
"Vamos cobrir os doces com chocolate."
ढackना
Transliteration: dhakna
Script: ढकना
"चॉकलेट से बिस्कुट को ढकना है।"
包裹
Transliteration: bāoguǒ
"把草莓包裹上一层巧克力。"
감싸다
Transliteration: gamssada
"초콜릿으로 딸기를 감싸다."
覆う
Transliteration: ou
"イチゴをチョコレートで覆う。"
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