palatable

WOTD – 22 October 2009    

English

Etymology

palate +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/

Adjective

palatable (comparative more palatable, superlative most palatable)

1. Pleasing to the taste, tasty.

   For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.

2. Tolerable, acceptable.

   The agreement was palatable to both of them.

Synonyms

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Related terms

• palate

Translations

pleasing to the taste

• Armenian: ախորժահամ (hy) (axoržaham)
• Czech: dobrý (cs) m
• Danish: velsmagende (da)
• Dutch: genietbaar, lekker
• Finnish: maukas, maittava, makoisa (fi)
• French: bon, plaisant au gout, appétant

• German: genießbar (de), schmackhaft (de)
• Hungarian: ízletes (hu)
• Maori: apuapu (mi), kakato (mi)
• Polish: dobry (pl) m, smaczny (pl) m
• Russian: приятный (ru) (prijátnyj), вкусный (ru) (vkúsnyj)
• Spanish: sabroso (es)
• Swedish: smaklig (sv)

tolerable, acceptable

• Armenian: ընդունելի (hy) (ënduneli)
• Czech: přijatelný (cs) m
• Danish: spiselig (da), acceptabel (da)
• Dutch: aannemelijk (nl)
• Finnish: hyväksyttävä (fi)
• French: passable (fr), tolérable (fr), acceptable (fr)

• German: annehmbar (de)
• Italian: accettabile (it)
• Russian: терпимый (ru) (terpímyj), приемлемый (ru) (prijémlemyj)
• Spanish: regular (es)
• Swedish: godtagbar (sv)

Related terms

• palate