forca

Etymology

From Latin furca.

Noun

forca f (plural forques)

1. fork, pitchfork (for gardening)
2. gallows

Further reading

• “forca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Alternative forms

• furca

Etymology

From Latin furca (“pitchfork”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɾka̝/

Noun

forca f (plural forcas)

1. gallows pole
2. pitchfork

   Synonym: forcada

3. defile, ravine

References

• “forca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “forca” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “forca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “forca” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “forca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From Latin furca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfor.ka/
• Hyphenation: fór‧ca

Noun

forca f (plural forche)

1. fork (instrument used in agriculture and gardening)
2. pitchfork
3. gallows, hanging tree

Anagrams

• cafro

Etymology

From Latin furca.

Noun

forca f (plural forcas)

1. gallows (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging)

Etymology

From Italian forza, from Late Latin fortia, ultimately from Latin fortis.

Noun

fȏrca f (Cyrillic spelling фо̑рца)

1. (regional) force
2. (regional) strength