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forkful

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The amount that a fork will hold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From fork + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: forquetada — amount a fork will hold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一叉子的量 (yī chāzi de liàng) — amount a fork will hold
  • Czech: vidlička — amount a fork will hold
  • Dutch: vorkvol — amount a fork will hold
  • Finnish: haarukallinen — amount a fork will hold
  • French: fourchetée — amount a fork will hold
  • French: fourchettée — amount a fork will hold
  • German: Gabelvoll — amount a fork will hold
  • Greek: πιρουνιά (pirouniá) — amount a fork will hold
  • Hungarian: villányi — amount a fork will hold
  • Italian: forchettata — amount a fork will hold
  • Italian: forcata — amount a fork will hold
  • Japanese: フォーク一杯 (fōku ippai) — amount a fork will hold
  • Korean: 포크 하나 가득 (pokeu hana gadeuk) — amount a fork will hold
  • Lithuanian: šakutė — amount a fork will hold
  • Norman: fourquéthée — amount a fork will hold
  • Portuguese: garfada — amount a fork will hold
  • Russian: ви́лка (vílka) — amount a fork will hold
  • Spanish: lo que abarca un tenedor — amount a fork will hold
  • Swedish: gaffelbit — amount a fork will hold