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