Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "hiccup" shine naƙasasshiyar tsokar diaphragm ba da gangan ba, sannan sai a rufe igiyoyin muryar kwatsam, wanda ke haifar da sauti mai kaifi ko jerin sautin da aka sani da hiccups. Yawancin lokaci ana haifar da hiccups ta hanyar rikicewar narkewar abinci, cin abinci mai yawa, shan abubuwan sha, ko jin daɗi.
