Describing a consonant sound that has the qualities of an affricate; having undergone affrication.
From 'affricate' + the past participle or adjectival suffix '-ed,' describing a sound that has been transformed into an affricate.
Linguists find it fascinating that some languages have 'affricated' versions of sounds others don't—like how Mandarin Chinese treats 'j' as a separate category, showing languages organize sound differently.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.