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palate

pal·ate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pal-it]
    • /ˈpæl ɪt/
    • /ˈpæl.ət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pal-it]
    • /ˈpæl ɪt/

Definitions of palate word

  • noun palate Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. 1
  • noun palate the sense of taste: a dinner to delight the palate. 1
  • noun palate intellectual or aesthetic taste; mental appreciation. 1
  • noun palate roof of the mouth 1
  • noun palate sense of taste 1
  • countable noun palate Your palate is the top part of the inside of your mouth. 0
See all 14 definitions of palate

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Origin of palate

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English palat < Latin palātum roof of the mouth

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Parts of speech for Palate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Palate

palate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for palate

noun palate

  • druthers — one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
  • gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
  • gambrel — the hock of an animal, especially of a horse.
  • gout — an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
  • gustation — the act of tasting.
All 11 Synonyms of palate

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Related words

  • palatable

    acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food.

  • palatal

    Anatomy. of or relating to the palate.

  • palatography

    a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.

  • cleft palate

    If someone has a cleft palate, they were born with a narrow opening along the roof of their mouth which makes it difficult for them to speak properly.

  • hard palate

    Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.

  • soft palate

    Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
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