What does affricate mean in crosswords?

affricate means: a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)

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affricate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/Part of speech nounSorted aaceffirtStarts with AEnds with E0 clues

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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’)

Borrowed from Latin affricātus.

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