affricate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin affricātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun) /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/, /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/, /ˈæf.ɹə.kət/, /ˈæf.ɹə.keɪt/ IPA(key): (verb) /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/, /ˈæf.ɹə.keɪt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əfːrɪˈkeʈ/, /ˈafrɪkeʈ/ === Noun === affricate (plural affricates) (phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative. Synonym: affricative Hypernym: obstruent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== friction ==== Translations ==== === Verb === affricate (third-person singular simple present affricates, present participle affricating, simple past and past participle affricated) (transitive) To produce (a plosive) as an affricate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Noun === affricate f plural of affricata == Latin == === Verb === affricāte second-person plural present active imperative of affricō