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Catalan
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin *pollicō, from Latin pollex (“thumb”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pollegó m (plural pollegons)
- (of a fork) prong, tine
- Synonym: pua
2019, Josep Cot, Antoni Gimeno, Judit Roma, Tornar al bosc: les feines dels bosquerols:La forca té tres parts: els pollegons, la pala i el mànec. Els forcaires les classifiquen segons el nombre de pollegons.- The fork has three parts: the prongs, the shaft, and the handle. The fork makers classify them according to the number of prongs.
- sharp peak
El Pedraforca és una emblemàtica muntanya de Catalunya, situada entre els termes municipals de Saldes i Gósol, al Berguedà. Té una forma molt peculiar, formada per dues carenes paral·leles (els pollegons) unides per un coll (l'Enforcadura).- Pedraforca is an emblematic mountain of Catalonia, situated between the municipal boundaries of Saldes and Gósol in Berguedà. It has a very peculiar form, formed by two parallel faces (the Prongs) united by a ridge (the Crotch).
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