singhiozzo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) hiccup, singultus
2. (masculine) sob

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of singhiozzare

Concepts

hiccup

sob

😭

hiccough

hiccups

sobbing

singultus

Synonyms

singulto

Translations

Schluckauf

hipo

hoquet

soluço

😭

singlot

singultus

sanglot

😭

hik

sollozo

😭

Schlucken

λόξιγκας

singulto

Schluchzer

snik

😭

Hyphenated as

sin‧ghióz‧zo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sinˈɡjot.t͡so/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *singluttium, ultimately from Latin singultus (“sobbing”), influenced by gluttiō (“to swallow”). Doublet of singulto. Cognate with French sanglot, Venetan sangiuto, among others. Compare also Portuguese soluço, Romanian sughiț, Spanish sollozo, Sicilian sugghiuzzu and suttugghiu, from suggluttium.