How to pronounce "retroflex"

• "retroflex" pronounced in Catalan.

• "retroflex" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "retroflex"

Verb

bend or turn backward

Synonyms:

• retroflex
• replicate

Verb

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:

• retroflex

Adjective

bent or curved backward

Synonyms:

• retroflex
• retroflexed

Adjective

pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Synonyms:

• cacuminal
• retroflex