horcón

Spanish

noun

Definitions

a large pitchfork
a forked wooden post used to support the branches of fruit trees
(Bolivia) a forked wooden post used to support the beams of a house

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian horca.

Origin

Spanish

horca

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Cognates and derived terms

furca Latin
horca Spanish, Castilian
horquilla Spanish, Castilian
horka Cebuano
forca Old Spanish