cacuminal

[ kuh-kyoo-muh-nl ]

adjective

1. pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex; cerebral.

noun

1. a cacuminal sound.

cacuminal

/ kæˈkjuːmɪnəl /

adjective

1. Also calledcerebral relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate

noun

1. a consonant articulated in this manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacuminal¹

1860–65; < Latin cacūmin- (stem of cacūmen ) top, tip + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacuminal¹

C19: from Latin cacūmen point, top