cacuminal
[k
uh
-
kyoo
-m
uh
-nl]
/kəˈkyu mə nl/
adjective
1.
pronounced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex; cerebral.
noun
2.
a cacuminal sound.
Origin
1860-65;
<
Latin
cacūmin-
(stem of
cacūmen
) top, tip +
-al
1
British Dictionary definitions for
cacuminal
cacuminal
/
kæˈkjuːmɪn
ə
l
/
adjective
1.
Also called
cerebral.
relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate
noun
2.
a consonant articulated in this manner
Word Origin
C19: from Latin
cacūmen
point, top