English
Etymology
From Middle English < Old French palat < Latin palatum (roof of the mouth), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�pælɪt/ or IPA|/�pæl�t/
audio|en-us-palate.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ælɪt|-ælɪt
Homophones
palette (possibly depending on dialect or accent)
pallet (possibly depending on dialect or accent)
pallette (possibly depending on dialect or accent)
Noun
en-noun
- (Anatomy) The roof of the mouth; the uraniscus.
- The sense of taste.
Translations
trans-top|roof of the mouth
Albanian: t+|sq|qiellzë|f|xs=Albanian
Bosnian: t-|bs|nepce|n
Chinese: ��, �� (shang�e)
Croatian: t-|hr|nepce|n
Czech: t-|cs|patro|n
Dutch: gehemelte n, verhemelte n
Esperanto: t-|eo|palato|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: suulaki, kitalaki
French: t+|fr|palais|m
German: t+|de|Gaumen|m
trans-mid
Greek: t+|el|οÏ�Ï�ανίÏ�κοÏ�|m|trouranÃskos|scGrek
Hebrew: �� (khaykh) m
Italian: t-|it|palato|m
Japanese: �� (����, k�gai)
Korean: ��� (ib-cheongjang, ip-), 구� (gugae)
Latin: palatum n
Romanian: t-|ro|palat|n
Polish: podniebienie n
Portuguese: t-|pt|palato|m
Russian: небо|н�бо (njóbo) n
Spanish: t+|es|paladar|m
trans-bottom
Derived terms
palatable
palatal
palatally
hard palate
soft palate
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