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fourchette

/fɔːˈʃɛt/

fourchette noun: a fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).

Noun

fourchette (plural fourchettes)

  1. A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
  2. A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
  3. An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
  4. The wishbone or furculum of birds
  5. The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
  6. The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.

fourchette meaning in Tamil and Urdu

fourchette in Tamil

கூட்டுமடிப்பு, கூதிமடிப்பு

fourchette in Urdu

کانٹا

Forms of fourchette

pluralfourchettes

Origin of fourchette

Borrowed from French fourchette.

Words formed from fourchette

Phrases with fourchette

Questions about fourchette

What does fourchette mean?
Fourchette means a fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
What is fourchette in Tamil?
Fourchette in Tamil is கூட்டுமடிப்பு, கூதிமடிப்பு. See Fourchette meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fourchette?
Fourchette is a noun.
How do you pronounce fourchette?
Fourchette is pronounced /fɔːˈʃɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of fourchette?
The plural of fourchette is fourchettes.

Words near fourchette in the dictionary

  1. fourble
  2. fourbles
  3. Fourcault process
  4. fourche
  5. fourchee
  6. fourchette
  7. fourchette piercing
  8. fourchette piercings
  9. fourchettes
  10. Fourchon flamingo
  11. Fourchon flamingos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fourchette (page history and authors); fourchette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fourchette (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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