AFFRICATIVE

affricate, affricate consonant, affricative

(noun) a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as ‘ch’ in ‘chair’ and ‘j’ in ‘joy’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

affricative (plural affricatives)

An affricate.

Adjective

affricative (not comparable)

Of or relating to an affricate.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 February 2025

CRAZY

(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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