fourchette

English

Etymology

From French fourchette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fɔːˈʃɛt/

Noun

fourchette (plural fourchettes)

1. (anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
2. A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.

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French

Etymology

Diminutive of fourche.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fuʁʃɛt/, SAMPA: /fuRSEt/

Noun

fourchette f. (plural fourchettes)

1. fork (for eating)
2. wishbone
3. (statistics) margin
4. (chess) fork
5. band, bracket (as of taxes)

Derived terms

• fourchette sternale
• fourchette vulvaire
• la bonne fourchette