Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hickock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: hick-ock
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Etymology

From a reduplicated variant of hic, hick (“to hiccup”), formed as a quasi-diminutive as though equivalent to hick + -ock.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hick

Inflected Forms

hickocks (plural) hichcock (alternative)

Questions

What does hickock mean?: A hiccup.
Where does hickock come from?: From a reduplicated variant of hic, hick (“to hiccup”), formed as a quasi-diminutive as though equivalent to hick + -ock.

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