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noun 
  1. A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
There was a loud hiccup from the back of the room and the class erupted in laughter
  1. A minor setback.
There's been a slight hiccup in the processing of this quarter's results
Translations: 
  • Dutch: hik
  • French: hoquet
  • German: Schluckauf
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: singhiozzo
  • Spanish: hipo
verb to hiccup (past tense and past participle: hiccupped (UK), hiccuped or hiccupped (US)) (UK and US pt and pp need to be confirmed)
  1. To have the hiccups.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: hikken
  • French: hoqueter, avoir le hoquet
  • German: hicksen
    (trans-mid)
  • Italian: singhiozzare
  • Spanish: hipar
Etymology: Onamotopoetic.


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