hoquet

English

Noun

hoquet (countable and uncountable, plural hoquets)

(music) Alternative form of hocket

French

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare obsolete English hicket, hyckock (“hiccup”). More at hiccup.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɔ.kɛ/
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Rhymes: -ɛ
Homophone: okay

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.

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