forchetta

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /forˈket.ta/

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• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: for‧chét‧ta

Noun

forchetta f (plural forchette, diminutive forchettìna, augmentative forchettóne, pejorative forchettàccia, endearing-derogatory forchettùccia)

1. fork (item of cutlery)
2. (zoology, horse anatomy) frog (organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof)

   Synonym: fettone

3. (zoology, bird anatomy) wishbone

   Synonym: forcella

Derived terms

• forchettata
• forchettina
• forchettone

 

See also

• coltello
• cucchiaio
• forchetto