af∙fri∙cate / ˈæfrɪkɪt ; ˈæfrɪkət / ◙noun [C] [technical] 1. a PLOSIVE sound such as / t / or / d / that is immediately followed by a FRICATIVE sound made in the same part of the mouth, such as / s / or / Z / . The word 'church', for example, contains the affricate / tS •/. 破擦音
