suffricate

English

Etymology 1

From sub- (“up, under”) +fricatus, past participle of fricare.

Verb

suffricate (third-person singular simple present suffricates, present participle suffricating, simple past and past participle suffricated)

1. To rub off.

Etymology 2

Portmanteau of suffix and affricate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (noun) /ˈsʌf.ɹɪ.kət/

Noun

suffricate (plural suffricates)

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

   Antonym: affricate

   Hypernym: obstruent

Related terms

• friction