retroflex
adjective
1. bent or curved backward
Similar word(s): backward, retroflexed
2. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
noun
1. (linguistics) a retroflex consonant
verb
1. bend or turn backward
Similar word(s): replicate
Definition categories: motion, bend, flex
2. articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
- Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants
Definition categories: communication, articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say