fourche

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 References 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French

[edit] Adjective

fourche (not comparable)

1. Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.

[edit] References

• fourche in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin fūrca (“‘pitchfork’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fuʁʃ/

[edit] Noun

fourche f. (plural fourches)

1. pitchfork
2. fork (in the road etc.)
3. crotch
4. split end (hair)

[edit] Derived terms

• fourchette