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fourchette

The correct spelling is fourchette.

How to pronounce fourchette

noun

IPA: /fɔːˈʃɛt/

Say it like: Fow-rch-ett-e

The correct spelling is fourchette. A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).

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Definition

noun

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

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