cacuminals
/kəˈkjuːmɪnəlz/
noun
- Speech sounds that are produced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward the hard palate; retroflex consonants.
- The phonology textbook had a whole chapter on cacuminals and their articulation.
- Many languages of South Asia use cacuminals in everyday speech.
- Learning to pronounce cacuminals correctly can take months of practice for a non-native speaker.