How to pronounce retroflex in Polish?

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retroflex::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

retroflex

/'rɛtrə,flɛks/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	cacuminal

retroflex

/'rɛtrə,flɛks/

bend or turn backward

Type	Words
Synonyms	replicate
Type of	bend, flex
Derivation	retroflection, retroflexion

retroflex

/'rɛtrə,flɛks/

bent or curved backward

Type	Words
Synonyms	retroflexed

retroflex

/'rɛtrə,flɛks/

articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate

Type	Words
Type of	sound out, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, enounce
Derivation	retroflexion

Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants.