Word of the Day - affricate

affricate

/ˈafrɪkət/
noun
Phonetics
A phoneme which combines a plosive with an immediately following
fricative or spirant sharing the same place of articulation, e.g. ch as
in chair and j as in jar.

Origin
Late 19th century from Latin affricatus, past participle of affricare, from ad- ‘to’ + fricare ‘to rub’.

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I don't want to rub you the wrong way.
It is just that I really like wordplay.
I will verb a noun and choose to say.
Just go affricate yourself today.