affricate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/
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/ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/ · /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/ · /ˈæf.ɹə.kət/ · /ˈæf.ɹə.keɪt/ · /əfːrɪˈkeʈ/ · /ˈafrɪkeʈ/

Definition of affricate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
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noun

  1. A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

verb

  1. (transitive)To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s Proto-Italic *frios Proto-Italic *friāō Latin friō Latin fricō Latin affricō Latin affricātusbor. English affricate From Latin affricātus.

Words you can make from affricate

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7-letter words

1 word

6-letter words

11 words

5-letter words

44 words

4-letter words

58 words

3-letter words

44 words

2-letter words

16 words

Hooks

2 extensions · 2 back

A single letter you can add to affricate to make another valid word.

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