affricate
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈæfɹɪkət/, /ˈæfɹɪkeɪt/
  • IPA: /ˈæfɹɪkeɪt/
Noun

affricate (plural affricates)

  1. (phonetics) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
    Synonyms: affricative
    Hypernyms: obstruent
Related terms Translations Verb

affricate (affricates, present participle affricating; past and past participle affricated)

  1. (transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.



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