affricate
affricate
[ˈafrɪkət]
noun
[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
(语音)塞擦音（如chair中的ch和jar中的j）
- late 19th cent.: from Latin affricatus, past participle of affricare, from ad- 'to' + fricare 'to rub'
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