suffricate

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English

Etymology

Portmanteau of suffix and affricate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈsʌf.ɹɪ.kət/

Noun

suffricate (plural suffricates)

(phonetics, phonology) A consonant that begins as a fricative and ends as a plosive.
Antonym: affricate

Hypernym: obstruent

Related terms

friction

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