1.NounIn the French language usage of the letter h at the start of a word which allows liaison with a preceding consonant.
"The French word homme ("man") begins with a mute h. Consequently we can say l'homme /l‿ɔm/ and les hommes /le‿zɔm/, but never /lə ɔm/ and /le ɔm/, like we do with the aspirated h."