Meaning
fork (instrument used in agriculture and gardening)
- pitchfork
- gallows, hanging tree
In a sentence
Ho preso la forca per spostare il fieno.
I took the pitchfork to move the hay.
Dov'è la forca? Devo pulire l'orto.
Where's the fork? I need to clean the garden.
Nel film, il ladro finisce alla forca.
In the movie, the thief ends up at the gallows.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| forca | feminine · singular |
| forche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For eating, use forchetta, not forca. Forca is a farm tool or the gallows.
- For the farm tool, forcone often means a large pitchfork; forca can be broader and sometimes literary or regional.
- In historical or figurative contexts, mandare alla forca means "send to the gallows," not simply "hang."