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Etymology

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Borrowed from English fork, based on Latin furca (pitchfork, forked stick).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈforko]
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  • Rhymes: -orko
  • Hyphenation: for‧ko

Noun

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forko (accusative singular forkon, plural forkoj, accusative plural forkojn)

  1. fork (tableware)
    Mi preferas manĝi kukon per forko kaj ne per kulero.
    I prefer to eat cake with a fork and not a spoon.
  2. (figurative) fork, bifurcation (on a road, path, or river)
    Coordinate terms: brako, branĉo, kruco
    Estas forko en la vojo proksimume kvin mejlojn sude de ĉi tie.
    There is a fork in the road about five miles south of here.
    La riverdelto estas plena de forkoj.
    The river's delta is full of bifurcations.

Derived terms

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Etymology

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From Esperanto forko, from English fork, from Latin furca.

Noun

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forko (plural forki)

  1. pitchfork, fork

Derived terms

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