affricate

[noun af-ri-kit; verb af-ri-keyt]Phonetics

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noun

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), af·fri·cat·ed, af·fri·cat·ing.

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

Origin of affricate

1875–85; < Latin affricātus rubbed against (past participle of affricāre), equivalent to af- af- + fric- (see friction) + -ātus -ate¹

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Related Words for affricate

click, consonant, liquid, phone, sonant, affricate, diphthong, fricative, implosive, plosive, sibilant, spirant, syllable, vocable

Examples from the Web for affricate

Historical Examples of affricate

The affricate in words like gaol is of French origin (gele), from a Late Lat.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4
Various
Here, the j is to be pronounced as a double letter (technically an affricate) as in English.
The Comic Latin Grammar
Percival Leigh

British Dictionary definitions for affricate

affricate

noun

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 Origin for affricate

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

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