Crossword clues for affricate
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 Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.
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.
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]
Wikipedia
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.