aitch

[eych]

noun

1. the letter H, h.

aitch

/ eɪtʃ /

noun

1. the letter h or the sound represented by it

   he drops his aitches

Word History and Origins

Origin of aitch¹

Middle English ache < Old French ache < Late Latin *hacca or *accha; replacing ha

Word History and Origins

Origin of aitch¹

C16: a phonetic spelling

Example Sentences

At that point, Aitch burst onto the stage for the pair's 2020 collaboration, Rain.

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Two years ago, Aitch was named best hip hop, grime or rap act and in his acceptance speech said: "Not many people from my side of Manchester get the opportunity to stand up here and receive such an amazing gift or award."

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Other performances on that stage included Good Neighbours, Artemas, Jordan Adetunji and Aitch, who was on back-to-back with good friend AJ Tracey.

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Aitch, a Manchester United fan and AJ Tracey, a Tottenham Hotspur fan, told Newsbeat before their set there was "no bad blood" between them after Spurs beat United in the Europa League final.

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Aiming a light dig at YouTuber KSI, the host joked: "You are as good a rapper as Aitch... from Steps".

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