forchetta
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From forca (“gardening fork”) + -etta (diminutive suffix). Compare French fourchette.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
forchetta 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