affricative
/əˈfrɪk.ə.tɪv/
adjective
- Relating to or having the nature of an affricate; describing a sound that combines a stop and a fricative.
- The affricative quality of the 'ch' sound makes it distinct from a simple stop or fricative.
- The linguist described the affricative release of the consonant in careful detail.
- Some languages have affricative sounds that English speakers find difficult to pronounce.