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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.]
 palais, (de la bouche, au sens du goût)

palatable adjective

  /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
  • (figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.
 acceptable, passable, tolérable
  • Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
 appétant, bon

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.
 palatalisation

palatal adjective

  /pəˈleɪtl̩/ , /ˈpælətl̩/
  • (anatomy) Pertaining to the palate.
  • (dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
  • (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.
 palatal

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.
 palataliser

palatability

palatabilité
soft palate
voile du palais, palais mou
hard palate
voûte palatine, palais dur
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