affricate; affricative
Linguistics term for a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, such as [ts] or [tʃ].
The consonant in Japanese 'tsu' is an affricate.
The consonant in Japanese "chi" is also an affricate.
摩擦音 (fricative) is produced by forcing air through a narrow channel, without the initial stop closure that characterizes 破擦音.
A shortened compound based on 破裂音 “plosive” and 摩擦音 “fricative,” reflecting an affricate’s stop closure followed by fricative release.