forchetta

== Italian == === Etymology === From forca (“gardening fork”) +‎ -etta (diminutive suffix). Compare French fourchette. Sense four is calqued from French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈket.ta/ Rhymes: -etta Hyphenation: for‧chét‧ta === Noun === 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 range Synonym: forbice ==== Derived terms ==== === See also ===