forqueta

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foɾˈketa/ [foɾˈke.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: for‧que‧ta === Noun === forqueta f (plural forquetes) pitchfork wooden pole, stake a forked wooden post used to support the branches of fruit trees (archaic) fork Synonym: tenedor == Catalan == === Etymology === From forca +‎ -eta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [furˈkɛ.tə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [forˈkə.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [foɾˈke.ta] === Noun === forqueta f (plural forquetes) fork, fourchette ==== Synonyms ==== (cutlery): forquilla === Further reading === “forqueta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === furqueta === Etymology === Attested since the 15th century. From forca (“pitchfork”) +‎ -eta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foɾˈketa/ [foɾˈke.t̪ɐ] Rhymes: -eta Hyphenation: for‧que‧ta === Noun === forqueta m (plural forquetas) pole, stake 1427, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500). Separata de Estudios Mindonienses, page 308: Synonyms: estaca, forca small pitchfork Synonyms: forca, forcada fork Synonym: garfo ==== Related terms ==== === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “forqueta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “forqueta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “forqueta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “forqueta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Spanish forca +‎ -eta, the first element from Latin furca. Doublet of horqueta, if not simply the obsolete version of it. Compare French fourchette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /foɾˈketa/ [foɾˈke.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: for‧que‧ta === Noun === forqueta f (plural forquetas) (dated) fork Synonym: tenedor === Further reading === “forqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025