English dictionary
affricate
/'/&/fr/@/k/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as <i>pf</i> in german <i>Pfeffer</i>, pepper, <i>z</i> (<i>= ts</i>) in German <i>Zeit</i>, time.
Source: webster1913