palate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French palat, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈpælɪt/
- (US) IPA: /ˈpælɪt/, /ˈpælət/
- (Australia) IPA: /ˈpælət/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ælɪt
- Homophones: palette, pallet, pallette (possibly depending on dialect or accent)
Noun [edit]
palate (plural palates)
Translations [edit]
roof of the mouth
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Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
palate f
- Plural form of palata
Verb [edit]
palate
- second-person plural present indicative of palare
- second-person plural imperative of palare
- Feminine plural of palato
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
pālāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of pālō
Romanian [edit]
Noun [edit]
palate n pl
- Plural form of palat