It's pronounced "hik-cup", with the standard spelling being "hiccup".
Given recent research into etymological history, it is considered to be an error to spell the word as "hiccough" - the word, in this spelling, derives from the thought that perhaps the condition of "hiccuping" was derived from the same symptoms as coughing.
cup, up, hup as in hup-one, hup-two, etc., pup, sup, whup, hiccup and whup
It's a portmanteau of hiccup and cough. Hiccup, cough, hiccough.
Hiccough or Hiccup
of Hiccough
Hiccough is caused due to the vibrating movement of the diaphram. Or in other words, it is caused due to the sudden movement of the diaphram.
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The English word where 'gh' sounds like 'p' is "hiccough," which is an alternative spelling of "hiccup." The 'gh' in "hiccough" is pronounced like the 'p' sound due to historical changes in the English language. This pronunciation is a result of the evolution of the word from its Middle English origins.
Commonly known as a "hiccup". The technical term is "singultus".
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A hiccup and a hiccough are actually the same thing (pronounced the same as well). It is spelled hic'cough,' beacause, in the seventeenth century, it was believed that the act of hiccupping was related to 'cough'ing. Another term for hiccup (or hiccough) is singultus (though used MUCH less).
Hiccough or Hiccup.Singultus is the medical term meaning involuntary contraction of the diaphragm. The lay term is hiccup.
It's one of those words like bang or swoosh that are based on the sound they are describing. When people hiccup, it sounds pretty close to "hiccup".