hoqueter

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French hoqueter, *icqueter, probably of Germanic origin, ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse hixta (“to hiccup”), Middle High German heschezen, heschitzen (“to gulp, burp, sob”), Middle Dutch hicken (“to hiccup”), obsolete English hicket, hyckock (“hiccup”). More at hiccup. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɔk.te/ === Verb === hoqueter to hiccup ==== Conjugation ==== With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener. ==== Related terms ==== hoquet === Further reading === “hoqueter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012