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affricate::noun | Spocien Dictionary

affricate

/'æfrəkɪt/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	affricate consonant, affricative
Type of	obstruent