hoqueter

Meaning

to hiccup

Concepts

hiccup

hiccough

yex

singultus

hickup

Synonyms

avoir le hoquet

hoquet

bégayer

parler de façon saccadée

avoir hoquet

Translations

hikken

soluçar

hicksen

hıçkırmak

hipar

singhiozzare

😭

tener hipo

soluço

😭

Schluckauf haben

singlotar

schluchzen

😭

singlot

singulto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔk.te/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: hoqueter

Cognate with Old Norse: hixta

Cognate with Middle High German: heschezen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: hicken

Cognate with English: hicket

In summary

Inherited from Middle French hoqueter, *icqueter, 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.