couvaison

French

Etymology

From couver +‎ -aison. See also Latin cubātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.vɛ.zɔ̃/ ~ /ku.ve.zɔ̃/

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Noun

couvaison f (plural couvaisons)

1. (rare) incubation

   Synonym: incubation

Further reading

• “couvaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.