forko

Esperanto

Etymology

    Borrowed from English fork, based on Latin furca (pitchfork, forked stick).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈforko/
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    • Rhymes: -orko
    • Syllabification: for‧ko

    Noun

    forko (accusative singular forkon, plural forkoj, accusative plural forkojn)

    1. fork (tableware)
      Mi preferas manĝi kukon per forko kaj ne per kulero.
      I prefer to eat cake with a fork and not a spoon.
    2. (figurative) fork, bifurcation (on a road, path, or river)
      Coordinate terms: brako, branĉo, kruco
      Estas forko en la vojo proksimume kvin mejlojn sude de ĉi tie.
      There is a fork in the road about five miles south of here.
      La riverdelto estas plena de forkoj.
      The river's delta is full of bifurcations.

    Derived terms

    Ido

    Etymology

    From Esperanto forko, from English fork, from Latin furca.

    Noun

    forko (plural forki)

    1. pitchfork, fork

    Derived terms