Defenition of the word affricate

• Defenition of the word affricate

  • a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
  • a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch'' in `chair'' and `j'' in `joy'')

Synonyms for the word affricate

• • affricate consonant
  • affricative

Hypernyms for the word affricate

• • consonant
  • obstruent

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