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palate

/ˈpælət/PA-luht
/ˈpælət/PA-luht

Meaningthe mouth’s roof

Common meaning: the roof of the mouth

Other meanings: a sense of taste

Journey through time

  1. Latinpalātum, -ī‘the roof of the mouth’
  2. Frenchpalat
  3. Middle Englishpaletsource
  4. Englishpalate‘the roof of the mouth’ · today

palat also in: palatable

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin palātum ‘the roof of the mouth’.

Roots

Related words

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