affricate /ˈæf.ɹɪ.kət/noun 1/ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/ verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative. affricate /ˈæf.ɹɪ.keɪt/ verb1 •To produce (a plosive) as an affricate. formsaffricated · affricating · affricates