AFFRICATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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:

affricate; affricate consonant; affricative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("affricate" is a kind of...):

obstruent (a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth)

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