affricate
noun
af·fri·cate ˈa-fri-kət 
: a stop and its immediately following release into a fricative that are considered to constitute a single phoneme (such as the \\t\\ and \\sh\\ of \\ch\\ in choose)
affricative
a-ˈfri-kə-tiv
noun or adjective ə-
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Affrikata, borrowed from Latin affricāta, feminine of affricātus, past participle of affricāre "to rub (one thing against another)," from ad- ad- + fricāre "to rub, chafe" — more at friction
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined above
- professoriates
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- professors
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- proffer
- proffer agreement
- proffer letter
- proffer session
- proffered
- profferer
- profferers
- proffering
- proffers
- profichi
- profichis
- proficience
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- proficiency
- proficiency badge
- proficient
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- proficients
- proficuous