forkful

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noun

The amount that a fork will hold.

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Meanings

nounforkful (plural forkfuls or forksful)

plural forkfuls · plural forksful

  1. The amount that a fork will hold.

    He uncovered the fragrant eggs and b., and I pronged a moody forkful.

    1926 December, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Jeeves and the Impending Doom”, in Very Good, Jeeves!, London: Herbert Jenkins Limited […], published 20 June 1930, →OCLC, page 15

Origin

From fork + -ful.

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Translations

Catalan forquetada
  • forquetadaamount a fork will hold
Chinese Mandarin 一叉子的量
  • 一叉子的量 (yī chāzi de liàng)amount a fork will hold
Czech vidlička
  • vidličkaamount a fork will hold
Dutch vorkvol
  • vorkvolamount a fork will hold
Finnish haarukallinen
  • haarukallinenamount a fork will hold
French fourchetée, fourchettée
  • fourchetéeamount a fork will hold
  • fourchettéeamount a fork will hold
German Gabelvoll
  • Gabelvollamount a fork will hold
Greek πιρουνιά
  • πιρουνιά (pirouniá)amount a fork will hold
Hungarian villányi
  • villányiamount a fork will hold
Italian forchettata, forcata
  • forchettataamount a fork will hold
  • forcataamount a fork will hold
Japanese フォーク一杯
  • フォーク一杯 (fōku ippai)amount a fork will hold
Korean 포크 하나 가득
  • 포크 하나 가득 (pokeu hana gadeuk)amount a fork will hold
Lithuanian šakutė
  • šakutėamount a fork will hold
Portuguese garfada
  • garfadaamount a fork will hold
Russian ви́лка
  • ви́лка (vílka)amount a fork will hold
Spanish lo que abarca un tenedor
  • lo que abarca un tenedoramount a fork will hold
Swedish gaffelbit
  • gaffelbitamount a fork will hold
Cite this entry
APA

forkful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forkful

MLA

“forkful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forkful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forkful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forkful.

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