shibilant
1 of 2adjective
shib·i·lant
ˈshibələnt
: pronounced or containing the sound \\sh\\ or \\zh\\
\\ch\\ (=t+sh) and \\j\\ (=d+zh) are shibilant affricates
shibilant
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a shibilant sound
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
alteration (influenced by the digraph sh, representing the sound \\sh\\) of sibilant