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affrication
noun
af·fri·ca·tion
\ˌa-fri-ˈkā-shən\
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Origin and Etymology of affrication
borrowed from German Affrikation, borrowed from Late Latin adfricātiōn-, adfricātiō, affricātiōn-, affricātiō “rubbing (of parts of the body),” from Latin affricāre “to rub (one thing against another)” + -tiōn-, -tiō, noun suffix
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