What is another word for affricate?
Pronunciation: [ɐfɹɪkˈe͡ɪt] (IPA) 
Affricate is a term used in phonetics to describe a sound that's produced by briefly stopping the airflow and then releasing it gradually. Other words that can be used as synonyms for affricate include fricative, which refers to a consonant that's produced by bringing two articulators close together to create friction; plosive, which is used to describe a consonant sound that's produced by a sudden release of air after a complete blockage of the vocal tract; and stop consonant, which is a consonant sound that's produced by completely blocking the airway, then releasing the sound suddenly. These terms can be used interchangeably depending on the context in which they're used.
