retroflex

Meaning

adjective

1. bent or curved backward
2. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

verb

1. bend or turn backward
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”

Synonyms for retroflex

• retroflexed
• backward
• cacuminal
• replicate