hipo

See also: hipó and hipo-

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hipo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.po/

Noun

hipo (plural hipi)

1. hiccup

Derived terms

• hipar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈipo/ [ˈi.po]
• Rhymes: -ipo
• Syllabification: hi‧po

Etymology 1

Imitative.

Noun

hipo m (plural hipos)

1. hiccup

   Synonym: singulto

   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 216:

     Para quitar el hipo, es bueno beber algunos sorbos de agua, sin respirar.

     To get rid of the hiccups, it helps to sip some water while holding your breath.

2. longing

   Synonyms: ansia, anhelo

Etymology 2

Verb

hipo

1. first-person singular present indicative of hipar

Further reading

• “hipo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhipoʔ/ [ˈhiː.poʔ]
• Rhymes: -ipoʔ
• Syllabification: hi‧po

Noun

hipò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜉᜓ)

1. touch with the hand
2. sense of touch; feel

   Synonyms: damdam, panamdam, pandamdam, dama, pandama

3. nature of an object perceived through touch
4. malicious touching (especially of someone's private areas)

Derived terms

• hipuan
• hipuin
• humipo
• ipahipo
• mahipo
• mahipuan
• manghipo
• paghipo
• pahipuin
• panghihipo

See also

• salat

Anagrams

• piho