| Definitions | | hiccup |
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noun
- 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
- 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)
- 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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