affricate

[af-ri-kit, af-ri-keyt]

noun

1. Also called affricative. a speech sound comprising occlusion, plosion, and frication, as either of the ch- sounds in church and the j- sound in joy.

verb (used with object)

affricated, affricating 

1. to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, especially by releasing (the stop) slowly.

affricate

/ ˈæfrɪkɪt /

noun

1. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair

Word History and Origins

Origin of affricate¹

1875–85; < Latin affricātus rubbed against (past participle of affricāre ), equivalent to af- af- + fric- ( friction ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of affricate¹

C19: from Latin affricāre to rub against, from fricāre to rub; compare _friction

Example Sentences

Both, like Bavarian and Alemannic, shift initial German p to the affricate pf.

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