Definition of AFFRICATE (Meaning of AFFRICATE), a 9 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'afrukit


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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')

AFFRICATE is a 9 letter word that starts with A.
	Synonyms:	affricate consonant, affricative

	See Also:	consonant

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.