a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
Word origin
C19: from Latin affricāre to rub against, from fricāre to rub; compare friction
affricate in American English
(ˈæfrɪkɪt)
noun
Phonetics
a complex sound articulated by the slow release of a stop consonant followed immediately by a fricative at the same place of articulation in the mouth: the English affricates are the voiceless (ch) as in batch ( IPA [tʃ]) and the voiced (j) as in badge ( IPA [dʒ])
Derived forms
affricative (ˈaffricative) (əˈfrɪkətɪv)
adjective, noun
Word origin
L affricatus, pp. of affricare, to rub against < ad-, to + fricare, to rub: see friable