spirant
noun, adjective (North American English)(also fricative British English, North American English)
(a speech sound made by forcing breath out through a narrow space in the mouth with the lips, teeth or tongue in a particular position, for example /f/ and /ʃ/ in fee and she Topics Languagec2摩擦音;擦音 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin spirant- ‘breathing’, from the verb spirare.