fourchette

== English == === Etymology === From French fourchette. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fɔːˈʃɛt/ === Noun === fourchette (plural fourchettes) (anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi). A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove. (surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum. The wishbone or furculum of birds The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. (card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card. === References === == French == === Etymology === From fourche +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fuʁ.ʃɛt/ === Noun === fourchette f (plural fourchettes) fork (for eating) diner, eater Hypernym: mangeur wishbone (statistics) range (chess) fork band, bracket (as of taxes) frog (part of a horse's hoof) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “fourchette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “fourchette”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “fourchette” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fourchette. === Noun === fourchette f (plural fourchettes) (Jersey) fork