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cacuminal

[kuh-kyoo-muh-nl]

adjective

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

noun

a cacuminal sound.

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Origin:
1860–65; < Latin cacūmin- (stem of cacūmen) top, tip + -al¹

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cacuminal (kæˈkjuːmɪn^əl)

—*adj*
1.	Also called: cerebral relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palate

—n
2.	a consonant articulated in this manner

[C19: from Latin cacūmen point, top]

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