Affricate Definition

ăfrĭ-kĭt
noun
A complex speech sound consisting of a stop consonant followed by a fricative; for example, the initial sounds of child and joy.
American Heritage

A complex sound articulated by the slow release of a stop consonant followed immediately by a fricative at the same place of articulation in the mouth: the English affricates are the voiceless () as in batch (IPA [tʃ]) and the voiced (j) as in badge (IPA [dʒ])

Webster's New World

(phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative. English sounds /t͡ʃ/ (catch) and /d͡ʒ/ (jury) are examples.

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Noun

Singular:
affricate
Plural:
affricates

Origin of Affricate

  • Latin affricātus past participle of affricāre to rub against ad- ad- fricāre to rub

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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