cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
fri — af·fri·cate; af·fri·cat·ed; af·fri·ca·tion; con·fri·ca·tion; fri·a·bil·i·ty; fri·a·ble; fri·and; fri·ar; fri·ar·ly; fri·ary; fri·bourg; fri·ca·tion; fri·day; fri·days; fri·gid·i·ty; fri·go·ri·fi·co; fri·jol; fri·jo·li·llo; fri·sé; fri·sette;… … English syllables
affricate — af·fri·cate … English syllables
Af — Af; AF; af·er·nan; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fa·ble; af·fable·ness; af·fa·bly; af·fair; af·faire; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·ble; af·fec·ta·tion; af·fect·er; af·fec·tion·al; af·fec·tive; af·fec·tiv·i·ty; af·feer; af·feer·er; af·feer·ment;… … English syllables
affricate — af•fri•cate n. [[t]ˈæf rɪ kɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌkeɪt[/t]] n. v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) phn a composite speech sound in which a stop consonant is gradually released with audible friction, as the sound (ch) in church or (j) in judge[/ex] 2) phn to change… … From formal English to slang
Affricate — Af fri*cate, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af = ad + fricare to rub.] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Perfricate — Per fri*cate, v. t. [L. perfricatus, p. p. of perfricare.] To rub over. Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affricate — af·fri·cate (afґrĭ kət) a consonantal speech sound made up of a plosive followed by a fricative, such as ch or j. Called also affricative … Medical dictionary
affricate — af|fri|cate [ˈæfrıkıt] n technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of affricare to rub against , from ad to + fricare to rub ] a ↑plosive sound such as /t/ or /d/ that is immediately followed by a ↑fricative sound made in the … Dictionary of contemporary English
affricate — af|fri|cate [ æfrıkət ] noun count LINGUISTICS a sound used in speech that is like the ch sound in church or the j sound in judge … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English