Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fourche

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
fourche
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.

Etymology

Borrowed from French fourché. Doublet of furcate and fork.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fourchee (alternative) fourchée (alternative) fourché (alternative) fourchy (alternative) furché (alternative) furchy (alternative)

Questions

What does fourche mean?
Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
Where does fourche come from?
It is traced to French.

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