forchetta

Meaning

1. (feminine) fork (item of cutlery)
2. (feminine) frog (organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof)
3. (feminine) wishbone

Concepts

fork

forked stick

branch

crossbar

crotch

Synonyms

bivio

biforcazione

spranga

stanga

trave incrociata

furcìna

Translations

fourchette

Gabel

tenedor

garfo

vork

forquilla

furca

çatal

πιρούνι

forca

πηρούνι

forqueta

kruis

شوكة

Hyphenated as

for‧chét‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/forˈket.ta/

Etymology

From forca (“gardening fork”) + -etta (diminutive suffix). Compare French fourchette.