forchetta
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom forca (“gardening fork”) + -etta (diminutive suffix). Compare French fourchette.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editforchetta f (plural forchette, diminutive forchettìna, augmentative forchettóne, pejorative forchettàccia, endearing-derogatory forchettùccia)
- fork (item of cutlery)
- (zoology, horse anatomy) frog (organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof)
- Synonym: fettone
- (zoology, bird anatomy) wishbone
- Synonym: forcella
Derived terms
editSee also
editCategories:
- Italian terms suffixed with -etta
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/etta
- Rhymes:Italian/etta/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Zoology
- it:Cookware and bakeware
- it:Cutlery
- it:Household