La fourchette
Example: Je mange la salade avec une fourchette propre.
Definition
"La fourchette" is a French noun meaning 'the fork,' a utensil with prongs used for eating or serving food, typically held in one hand to spear or lift pieces of food, as in the example phrase 'Je mange la salade avec une fourchette propre.'
Etymology
The word "la fourchette" comes from the Old French 'forchette,' a diminutive of 'forche,' meaning fork or pitchfork. It ultimately derives from the Latin 'furca,' which referred to a forked instrument or a pitchfork. Did you know that the term originally described a farming tool before becoming the name of the eating utensil?
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"La fourchette" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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