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affricate

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af=fri=cate

CIDE DICTIONARY

affricaten. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.].
     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.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

affricate, n. Phonet. a combination of a plosive with an immediately following fricative or spirant, e.g. ch.

Etymology
L affricare (as AD-, fricare rub)

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