affricates
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English
Definitions
noun
- A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative.
verb
- To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
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Synonyms
affricativeaffricate consonantaffricationfricativesfricativefricative consonantconsonantsaffinespalatalizedconsonantalretroflexionphoneticsfricationaffinitiveconsonantarticulatoryaffinis