hocket

noun

hock·​et

variants or hoquet

ˈhäkə̇t

plural -s

1

: hiccup

2

in medieval music : an interruption of a voice part by interjected rests resulting in a broken musical line

also : a composition using such an interruption as a contrapuntal device

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hocket obstacle, from Middle French hoquet, of imitative origin

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