单词 | affricate |
释义 | affricate/ˈafrɪkət /noun Phonetics A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g. ch as in chair and j as in jar.We can note, for instance, the general avoidance of fricatives and affricates in pidgin phonological inventories....
OriginLate 19th century: from Latin affricatus, past participle of affricare, from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub'. |
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