Meanings
adjectivepronged (comparative more pronged, superlative most pronged)
comparative more pronged · superlative most pronged
- in compoundsHaving (a specified number or type of) prongs
a three-pronged fork
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German gezackt, zackig
- gezackthaving prongs
- zackighaving prongs
Irish beangánach
- beangánachhaving prongs
Italian forcuto
- forcutohaving prongs
Portuguese furcado
- furcadohaving prongs
Spanish furcado
- furcadohaving prongs
Turkish çatallı
- çatallıhaving prongs
Vietnamese ngạnh, mũi
- ngạnhhaving prongs
- mũihaving prongs
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Cite this entry
APA
pronged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronged
MLA
“pronged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronged. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pronged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pronged.
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