affricate

American  

[af-ri-kit, af-ri-keyt] / ˈæf rɪ kɪt, ˈæf rɪˌkeɪt /

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.

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verb (used with object)

affricated, affricating

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

affricate British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of affricate

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