"haitch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈheɪt͡ʃ/ Forms: haitches [plural]
enPR: hāitch Rhymes: -eɪtʃ Etymology: From earlier aitch with an initial H (lost already in Vulgar Latin) restored, from Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Vulgar Latin *acca, probably an extension of earlier ha, from an unidentified source. The restoration reflects the pronunciation of the letter name in several dialects of English. See the Wikipedia article about the letter. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|ache}} Middle English ache, {{der|en|fro|ache}} Old French ache, {{der|en|VL.|*acca}} Vulgar Latin *acca Head templates: {{en-noun}} haitch (plural haitches)
  1. (chiefly Ireland, Australia, Malaysia) Alternative form of aitch Tags: Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aitch Categories (topical): Latin letter names Synonyms: aitch

Inflected forms

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