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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') ", 11 letters:
affricative

Word definitions for affricative in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of, or relating to an affricate. n. An affricate.

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 , affricate consonant ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1879, perhaps via German, with -ive + Latin affricat- , past participle stem of affricare "rub against," from ad- (see ad- ) + fricare "to rub" (see friction ).