"forkful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forkfuls [plural], forksful [plural]
Etymology: From fork + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fork|ful|pos=noun}} fork + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|forksful}} forkful (plural forkfuls or forksful)
  1. The amount that a fork will hold. Coordinate_terms: knifeful, spoonful, sporkful Translations (amount a fork will hold): forquetada [feminine] (Catalan), 一叉子的量 (yī chāzi de liàng) (Chinese Mandarin), vidlička [feminine] (Czech), vorkvol (Dutch), haarukallinen (Finnish), fourchetée (French), fourchettée (French), Gabelvoll [masculine] (German), πιρουνιά (pirouniá) [feminine] (Greek), villányi (Hungarian), forchettata [feminine] (Italian), forcata [feminine] (Italian), フォーク一杯 (fōku ippai) (Japanese), šakutė [feminine] (Lithuanian), fourquéthée [feminine] (Norman), garfada [feminine] (Portuguese), ви́лка (vílka) [feminine] (Russian), lo que abarca un tenedor [masculine] (Spanish), gaffelbit (Swedish)

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