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bechic

Pronunciation: /ˈbiːkɪk/

The English word “bechic” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Relating to, or relieving, a cough.

noun

  1. A medicine for relieving coughs.

Etymology

From French béchique or its source Latin bēchicus (“of or for a cough”), from Ancient Greek βηχικός (bēkhikós, “of or for a cough”), from βηχ- (bēkh-), oblique stem of βήξ (bḗx, “cough”).

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