hache

Alternative forms

• hace

Etymology

From Frankish *happjā, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, *habjǭ (“knife”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kop- (“to strike, beat”).

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhat͡ʃə/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ˈhaʃə/

Noun

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

1. axe (bladed weapon)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃe/ [ˈa.t͡ʃe]

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• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Syllabification: ha‧che

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

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 / uve, ve doble / uve doble, equis, ye, zeta

Further reading

• “hache”, 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

Alternative forms

• atse

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish hache, the Spanish name of the letter H/h. Doublet of eyts.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔat͡ʃe/ [ˈʔaː.t͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈʔatse/ [ˈʔat̪.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃe, (no yod coalescence) -atse
• Syllabification: ha‧che

Noun

hache (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter H/h, in the Abecedario

   Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) eyts, (in the Abakada alphabet) ha

Further reading

• “hache”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018