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hoquet.

hiccup (spasm of the diaphragm)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔ.kɛ/
  1. hiccup (spasm of the diaphragm)

    masculine · onomatopoeic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French hoquet, icquet (“hiccup”), probably of Germanic origin, ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse hixta (“to hiccup”), Middle High German heschezen, heschitzen (“to gulp, burp, sob”), Middle Dutch hicken (“to hiccup”), obsolete English hicket, hyckock (“hiccup”). More at hiccup.

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