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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.]
 palato

palatable adjective

  /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
  • (figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.
 accettabile

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.
 palatalizzazione

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.
 palatalizzare

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.
 palatale
soft palate
palato molle, velo palatino, velopendulo
hard palate
palato duro, volta palatina
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