"pronged" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pronged [comparative], most pronged [superlative]
Etymology: prong + -ed Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prong|ed}} prong + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} pronged (comparative more pronged, superlative most pronged)
  1. (chiefly in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) prongs Tags: in-compounds Hyponyms: multipronged, three-pronged, two-pronged Translations (having prongs): gezackt (German), zackig (German), beangánach (Irish), forcuto (Italian), goullanagh (Manx), furcado [masculine] (Portuguese), furcada [feminine] (Portuguese), furcado (Spanish), çatallı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pronged-en-adj-beUZQ6dW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed

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