palatable

English

WOTD – 22 October 2009

Etymology

palate +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /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.

   • 2016 January 31, "Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?," Vanity Fair (retrieved 21 January 2016):

     Whether it’s palatable for the vice-chairman of Hillary’s presidential campaign to be embroiled in allegations of conflicts of interest, obtaining patronage jobs, or misrepresenting time worked remains to be seen.

Synonyms

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Related terms

• palate

Translations

pleasing to the taste

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

• German: genießbar (de), schmackhaft (de)
• Hungarian: ízletes (hu)
• Maori: apuapu, kakato
• Polish: dobry (pl) m, smaczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: palatável (pt), saboroso (pt), gostoso (pt)
• Russian: прия́тный (ru) ‎(prijátnyj), вку́сный (ru) ‎(vkúsnyj)
• Spanish: sabroso (es)
• Swedish: smaklig (sv)

tolerable, acceptable

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

• German: annehmbar (de)
• Italian: accettabile (it)
• Portuguese: palatável (pt), tolerável (pt), aceitável (pt), razoável (pt)
• Russian: терпи́мый (ru) ‎(terpímyj), прие́млемый (ru) ‎(prijémlemyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: prijemčiv (sh), prihvatljiv (sh), svarljiv
• Spanish: regular (es)
• Swedish: godtagbar (sv)

Related terms

• palate