English Explanatory Dictionary

affricate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
verb
  1. To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.

Pronunciation

/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/ /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/ /ˈæf.ɹə.kət/ /ˈæf.ɹə.keɪt/ en-us-affricate.ogg /əfːrɪˈkeʈ/ /ˈafrɪkeʈ/

Word forms

affricate affricates affricating affricated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s Proto-Italic *frios Proto-Italic *friāō Latin friō Latin fricō Latin affricō Latin affricātusbor. English affricate From Latin affricātus.

Synonyms

affricative

Related words

friction

Derived words

nonaffricate affrication affricatize unaffricated
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