wishbone

A noun referring to the forked bone (furcula) found between the neck and breast of a bird, especially a domestic fowl, often used in a tradition where two people pull it apart to make a wish.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la horquilla o fúrcula, hueso situado entre el cuello y el pecho de las aves, especialmente de las de corral, que tradicionalmente se rompe entre dos personas mientras piden un deseo.

1. Furcula of a bird B1 formal

   The forked bone found between the neck and breast of a bird, especially a domestic fowl, often used in a tradition where two people pull it apart to make a wish.

   • The children broke the wishbone after Thanksgiving dinner.
   • She made a wish while pulling the wishbone with her brother.
   • The wishbone is also known as the furcula in scientific terms.

   🇪🇸Furcula de un ave

   Sinónimos: furcula

• wishbones plural form
• wishbones' possessive plural form
• wishbone's possessive singular form