ˈafrə̇kə̇t, -ēk-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from German affrikata, from Latin affricata, feminine of affricatus, past participle of affricare to rub against, from ad- + fricare to rub — more at brine
phonetics : a stop and its immediately following release through the articulatory position for a continuant nonsyllabic usually homorganic consonant (as the t and sh that are the constituents of the ch in why choose and that are different from the t and sh of white shoes )