af ‧ fri ‧ cate /ˈæfrɪkət, ˈæfrɪkɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] technical
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: 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 same part of the mouth, such as /s/ or /ʒ/. The word ‘church’, for example, contains the affricate /tʃ/.