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VocabularyFoodforchetta
A1nounfemminile

laforchetta

fork

Plural

forchette

Pronunciation

for-KET-tah

About this word

Italians use only a fork to eat pasta — using a spoon to twirl spaghetti is considered a children's habit or a tourist mistake. The fork is twirled against the edge of the plate.

Examples

Uso solo la forchetta per mangiare la pasta.

I use only the fork to eat pasta.

La forchetta si mette a sinistra del piatto.

The fork goes on the left side of the plate.

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