horca
/ˈoɾka/ · B2 · noun · f
gallows
🔱 horca sounds like orca: a killer whale, and a gallows is a killer too
Horca is said almost like English orca. Link the two by the word killer: an orca is a killer whale, and the horca is the gallows that kills. The pitchfork sense comes from the same forked, rope-hung wooden frame used in farm tools.