English Explanatory Dictionary

palate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
  2. A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
  3. The hypopharynx of an insect.
  4. A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon.
  5. The palate of an animal, as an item of food.
  6. A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
  7. Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
  8. Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
  9. A dainty article of food.
verb
  1. To relish; to find palatable.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæl.ət/ en-us-palate.ogg /pəˈleʈ/

Word forms

palate palates palating palated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

Synonyms

uraniscus stomach

Related words

palatine

Derived words

cleft palate midpalate muscular palate palatal palate cleanser palate expander palateful palateless palatelike palatic palatiform palatitis palative palatize pseudopalate palatable

Translations

Albanian: qiellzë Southern Altai: таҥдай Arabic: حَنَك Arabic: سقف حلق Arabic: حنك Chadian Arabic: سقع Armenian: քիմք Azerbaijani: damaq Basque: ahosabai Belarusian: паднябе́нне Belarusian: нёба Central Bikol: ngaragngag Bulgarian: небце Catalan: paladar Chinese Mandarin: 上顎 /上颚 Chinese Mandarin: 口蓋 /口盖 Chinese Mandarin: 齶 /腭 Cornish: stevnik Crimean Tatar: tañlay Czech: patro Dutch: gehemelte Dutch: verhemelte Erzya: кургоменель Esperanto: palato Finnish: suulaki Finnish: kitalaki French: palais West-Frisian: ferwulft West-Frisian: ferwulf Galician: teito da boca Galician: ceo da boca Galician: padal Georgian: სასა German: Gaumen Greek: ουρανίσκος Ancient Greek: οὐρανίσκος Ancient Greek: ὑπερῴα Gujarati: તાળવું Hebrew: חֵךְ Hungarian: szájpadlás Icelandic: gómur Ingrian: suulaki Irish: carball Italian: palato Japanese: 口蓋 Japanese: 上顎 Kankanaey: tange Kapampangan: alangalang Kapampangan: telabanwa Kazakh: таңдай Khmer: ពិតានមាត់ Korean: 입천장 Korean: 구개 Latin: palātum
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