🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

포크

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pokeu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Furchet/fyʁʃɛt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 포크로 식사했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small fork used for eating or serving food.

    "She picked up the furchet to eat her salad."
  2. 2

    A decorative fork used in formal dining settings.

    "The table was set with elegant furchets for the dinner party."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'furchet' is derived from the French word 'fourchette', which means 'fork'. It traces back to the Latin word 'furca', meaning 'fork' or 'pitchfork', reflecting the evolution of the term from a tool used in agriculture to its culinary application in modern French.

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