hache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃe/

Noun

hache m

1. The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) letra; a, be/be alta, ce, de, e, efe, gue, hache, i, i larga, ca, ele, eme, ene, o, pe, cu, erre, ese, te, u, ve baixa, ve dople, xe, i griega, zeta

Etymology

From Frankish *happja (“axe, hatchet”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /aʃ/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /haʃ/
• Rhymes: -aʃ
• Homophones: ache, aches, hachent, haches, hash
• Hyphenation: hache

Noun

hache f (plural haches)

1. axe

Verb

hache

1. inflection of hacher:
   1. first-person and third-person singular present indicative and subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “hache” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

hache

1. axe

Noun

hache f (plural haches)

1. axe (bladed weapon)

Etymology 1

From Old French hache, from Frankish *happja.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hash.

Noun

hache f (oblique plural haches, nominative singular hache, nominative plural haches)

1. axe (bladed weapon)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃe/

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Noun

hache f (plural haches)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) letra; a, be, ce, de, e, efe, ge, hache, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, cu, ere, ese, te, u, ve, ve doble/uve doble, equis, ye, zeta

Further reading

• “hache” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.