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Etymology
From forca + -illa, calque of Spanish horquilla.
Pronunciation
Noun
forquilla f (plural forquilles)
- fork (utensil with spikes for eating)
2013, Xavier Barriga, Brioixeria: Feta a casa amb el gust de sempre, GRIJALBO ILUSTRADOS, →ISBN:Punxeu la pasta amb una forquilla perquè pugi tan poc com sigui possible i retalleu les vores que sobren.- Poke the dough with a fork so it will rise as little as possible and cut off the extra edges.
2014, Assumpta Miralpeix, Aprendre de cuinar, ROSA VENTS, →ISBN:El ganivet i la cullera van a la dreta del plat, i la forquilla, a l'esquerra (pensant en la mà amb què s'agafa cada cosa).- The knife and the spoon go to the right of the plate, and the fork on the left (keeping in mind the hands used to hold everything).
- (cycling) fork (the portion of the frameset holding the front wheel)
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