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palate noun

  /ˈpæl.ət/
  • (anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]
  • (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]
 paladar

palatal adjective

  /pəˈleɪtl̩/ , /ˈpælətl̩/
  • (anatomy) Pertaining to the palate.
  • (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.
 palatal

palatal noun

  /pəˈleɪtl̩/ , /ˈpælətl̩/
  • (phonetics) A palatal consonant.
 palatal

palatable adjective

  /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
  • (figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.
 aceptable, agradable, paladeable, tolerable
  • Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
 apetecible, comible, paladeable, sabroso

palatalization noun

  /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ , /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • (phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
  • (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.
 palatalización

palatalize verb

  /ˈpælətəlaɪz/
  • (phonetics, transitive) To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
 palatalizar
soft palate
velo del paladar, paladar blando
hard palate
paladar duro
cleft palate
cheuto, labio leporino, paladar hendido
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