shibilant
adjectiveDefinition of shibilant
(Entry 1 of 2)
: pronounced or containing the sound \sh\ or \zh\ \ch\ (=t+sh) and \j\ (=d+zh) are shibilant affricates
shibilant
nounDefinition of shibilant (Entry 2 of 2)
: a shibilant sound
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