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palatal adjective

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

palate noun

  /ˈpæl.ət/
  • (anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]
 нёбо
  • (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]
 вкус
  • (figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something. [from 15th c.]
 вкус, смак

palatal noun

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

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.
 палатализа́ция, смягче́ние

palatable adjective

  /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
  • Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
 вку́сный, прия́тный
  • (figurative) Tolerable, acceptable.
 прие́млемый, терпи́мый

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.
 палатализова́ть, палатализи́ровать
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