affricate
[af-ri-kit, af-ri-keyt]
/ ˈæf rɪ kɪt, ˈæf rɪˌkeɪt /
NOUN
speech sound
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Both, like Bavarian and Alemannic, shift initial German p to the affricate pf.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
