handicapé

See also: handicape

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.di.ka.pe/

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Adjective

handicapé (feminine handicapée, masculine plural handicapés, feminine plural handicapées)

1. disabled, handicapped

Noun

handicapé m (plural handicapés, feminine handicapée)

1. handicapped person

Participle

handicapé (feminine handicapée, masculine plural handicapés, feminine plural handicapées)

1. past participle of handicaper

Usage notes

The mute (unaspirated) pronunciation is very common in France, so much so that it might not be perceived as nonstandard by some speakers. The related noun handicap, however, is always pronounced with an aspirated h. See harcèlement.

Further reading

• “handicapé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.