Definitions

1. adjective

Relating to or characteristic of an affricate, a consonantal sound that is a combination of a stop and a fricative sound, such as the ‘ch’ sound in ‘church’.

“The linguist studied the affricative sounds in various languages, noting their unique properties.”

2. noun

A consonantal sound that is a combination of a stop and a fricative sound, such as the ‘ch’ sound in ‘church’.

“The phonetics expert analyzed the affricative sound in the speaker’s pronunciation.”