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.

• 🇵🇹Osso em forma de forquilha (fúrcula) situado entre o pescoço e o peito das aves, especialmente das aves domésticas, tradicionalmente usado em um costume em que duas pessoas o seguram e puxam até quebrá-lo, cada uma fazendo um pedido.

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.

   🇵🇹Fúrcula das aves

   Sinônimos: furcula

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