Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Affricate Consonant.
Affricate Consonant - as a noun
A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
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"The English word "church" contains an affricate consonant."
"In the word "judge", the "dg" sound represents an affricate consonant."
"The affricate consonant in the word "catch" is represented by the letters "ch"."
"The affricate consonant in the word "watch" is represented by the letters "ch"."
"The sound represented by "j" in the word "jump" is an affricate consonant."
