affricates

noun

Meaning

A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

affricate consonant(English)affrication(English)fricatives(English)fricative(English)fricative consonant(English)consonants(English)affines(English)palatalized(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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