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The affricate in words like gaol is of French origin (gele), from a Late Lat.
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Here, the j is to be pronounced as a double letter (technically an affricate) as in English.
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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to affricate, such as: click, consonant, diphthong, fricative, implosive, and liquid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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