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Affricate

/ˈæfɹɪkeɪt/

A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.

📖 Definitions of "Affricate"

noun
  1. 1

    A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.

verb
  1. 1

    To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.

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