cacuminal
[ kuh-kyoo-muh-nl ]
/ kəˈkyu mə nl /
adjective
pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex; cerebral.
noun
a cacuminal sound.
Origin of cacuminal
Words nearby cacuminal
cactus geranium,
cactus moth,
cactus pear,
cactus wren,
cacumen,
cacuminal,
cad,
cad/cam,
cadaga,
cadaster,
cadastral
British Dictionary definitions for cacuminal
cacuminal
/ (kæˈkjuːmɪnəl) phonetics /
adjective
Also called: cerebral
relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate
noun
a consonant articulated in this manner
Word Origin for cacuminal
C19: from Latin
cacūmen point, top