affricate

noun, verb — 2 senses

affricate

noun

/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/ · /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin affricātus.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

Derived terms: nonaffricate
Related terms: friction

affricate

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Latin affricātus.

1

To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.

Derived terms: affrication, affricatize, unaffricated

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