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A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Answer for the clue "A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') ", 9 letters:
affricate
Word definitions for affricate in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') [syn: affricate consonant , affricative ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context phonetics English) A sound produced using a combination of a plosive and a fricative. English sounds /t͡ʃ/ (ca''tch'') and /d͡ʒ/ (''j''ury) are examples.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Affricate \Af"fri*cate\, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german ...
Usage examples of affricate.
The English lover tossed his head and affricated petulantly against his alveolum, then turned up the music -- a sexy cocksure American male voice singing, against a Mahlerian orchestra, thin dull café society songs of the `thirties.