prong
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prong
- /pɹɒŋ/ UK
- /pɹɔŋ/ US
- /pɹɑŋ/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɒŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”).
Akin to Lithuanian spriñgti (“to choke, become choked or obstructed”), Latvian sprañgât (“cord, constrict”), Ancient Greek σπαργανόω (sparganóō, “to swaddle”), σπάργανον (spárganon, “swaddling cloth”). See also prank, prance, prink.
noun prongs
- A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. a pitchfork with four prongs
- A branch; a fork. the two prongs of a river
- A fork (agricultural tool). […] a tradition is recorded that a man called 'Ralph' resided in this cavern for many years, and, with a prong as his weapon, successively kept the bailiffs at bay.
- The penis. One look at that lifeguard's prong gave me a throbber like a baseball bat — not quite that big, of course, but at least that hard!
verb prongs · pronging · pronged
- To pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong. He uncovered the fragrant eggs and b., and I pronged a moody forkful.
Translations
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noun thin, pointed, projecting part
| Español | prolongación, punta, gajo, vástago, púa, puya |
|---|---|
| Português | ponta, dente |
| Français | dent, pointe, broche |
| Deutsch | Zinke, Zacke, Zacken, Stift, Ende, Sprosse |
| Italiano | punta, dente, rebbio |
| Română | dinte |
| Русский | шпенёк špenjók, зубе́ц zubéc, отро́г otróg, рожо́к rožók |
noun branch
| Português | braço, ramo |
|---|---|
| Français | bras |
| Deutsch | Zweig, Arm |
| Italiano | ramo, ramificazione, biforcazione |
| Română | braț |
| Русский | ветвь vetvʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | răng, ngạnh |
verb to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong
| Deutsch | aufspießen, spießen |
|---|
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title = {prong},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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