palate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.2 Anagrams 3 Romanian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Old French palat < Latin palātum (“‘roof of the mouth, palate’”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpælɪt/ or IPA: /ˈpælət/
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• Rhymes: -ælɪt

[edit] Homophones

• palette (possibly depending on dialect or accent)
• pallet (possibly depending on dialect or accent)
• pallette (possibly depending on dialect or accent)

[edit] Noun

palate (plural palates)

1. (Anatomy) The roof of the mouth; the uraniscus.
2. The sense of taste.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• palatable
• palatal
• palatally
• hard palate
• soft palate

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aaelpt
• paleta

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

palate f.

1. Plural form of palata.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aaelpt
• pelata
• platea

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Noun

palate n. pl.

1. Plural form of palat.