Definition of affricate Affricate

/æˈfɹʌkʌt/ - [afrukut] - af•fri•cate

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What does affricate mean?

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Noun

Plural: affricates

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')
  affricate consonant, affricative
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  • affricate (Noun)
    A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative. English sounds /t͡ʃ/ catch and /d͡ʒ/ jury are examples.

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  • affricate
    A sound of speech produced by first stopping the outwards air flow entirely, and then releasing it through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together causing a turbulent airstream.

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