hoquet
French
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare obsolete English hicket, hyckock (“hiccup”). More at hiccup.
Pronunciation
Noun
hoquet m (plural hoquets)
- (onomatopoeia) hiccup (spasm of the diaphragm)
Further reading
- “hoquet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.