cubrecorsé
Spanish
Etymology
Calque of French couvre-corset. Equivalent to the verb-object compound, composed of cubre (“to cover”) + corsé (“corset”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkubɾekoɾˈse/ [ˌku.β̞ɾe.koɾˈse]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: cu‧bre‧cor‧sé
Noun
cubrecorsé m (plural cubrecorsés)
- a garment worn over the corset [from late 19th c.]
- Synonyms: sobrecorsé, cubrecorset
Further reading
- “cubrecorsé”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- “cubrecorsé”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 3rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 31 January 2018, →ISSN