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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.]
 céu da boca, palato
  • (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]
 paladar

palatable adjective

  /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
  • (figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.
 aceitável, palatável, razoável, tolerável
  • Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
 gostoso, palatável, saboroso

palatal adjective

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

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.
 palatalização, palatização

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
palato mole
hard palate
palato duro
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