See Also: affricate(1)(dictionary)
affricate(2)(dictionary)
affricate(dictionary)

affricate (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of affricare 'to rub against', from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub']
a plosive sound such as /t/ or /d/ that is immediately followed by a fricative sound made in the same part of the mouth, such as s or V. The word 'church', for example, contains the affricate tF.