palate
UK/ˈpæl.ət/
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New Zealand/ˈpɛl.ət/
palate noun: a part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
Noun
palate (plural palates)
- A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
- Synonyms:
- uraniscus
- The hypopharynx of an insect.
- Synonyms:
- uraniscus
- A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon.
- Synonyms:
- uraniscus
- The palate of an animal, as an item of food.
- I remember, when he was in Scotland, his praising ‘Gordon's palates’ (a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's) with a warmth of expression which might have done for honour to more important subjects.1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, page 332
- Synonyms:
- uraniscus
- A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
- Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests.1733–1737, Alexander Pope, [Imitations of Horace], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley [et al.]
- Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
- entertain the palates of Nobles1656, Thomas Baker, he Wicked Mans Plot Defeated
- Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
- A dainty article of food.
- I remember, when he was in Scotland, his praising 'Gordon's palates,' (a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's) with a warmth of expression which might have done honour to more important subjects.1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson
Verb
palate (third-person singular simple present palates, present participle palating, simple past and past participle palated)
- To relish; to find palatable.
- Not palating the taste of her dishonourc. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- "If it’s way out there, it’s hard to palate," said Sreenivasan.2013 October 10, Adam Mann, “Number Crunching Shows Old Movies Are More Creative Than New Ones”, in WIRED
- Synonyms:
- stomach
palate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
palate in Hindi
- palate, roof of the mouth
- तालु tālu
palate in Tamil
- மேல் அண்ணம், அண்ணம், மேலண்ணம்
palate in Marathi
- ताळवंट
palate in Urdu
- palate
- تالو tālū
- palate, uraniscus
- کام kām
More languagesFewer languages
- palate in Bengali
- তালু
- palate in Telugu
- అంగిలి
- palate in Malayalam
- അണ്ണാക്ക് aṇṇākkŭ
- palate in Kannada
- ಅಂಗುಳು aṅguḷu
- palate in Punjabi
- ਤਾਲ਼ੂ tāḷū
- palate in Gujarati
- તાળવું tāḷvũ
- palate in Odia
- ତାଲୁ, ତାଲୁଆ
- palate in Sanskrit
- तालु tālu
- palate in Nepali
- तालु
- palate in Tagalog
- ngalangala, asngal
- palate in Arabic
- حَنَك ḥanak
- palate in Malay
- lelangit, tekak
- palate in Persian
- کام kâm
- palate in Vietnamese
- vòm miệng
Examples of palate in a sentence
- Pickled ginger is used as a palate cleanser between sushi pieces.
- Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate.
- The palate is the roof of the mouth.
Synonyms of palate
Forms of palate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | palates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | palates |
| present participle | palating |
| past participle | palated |
| past | palated |
Origin of palate
From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
Words formed from palate
Phrases with palate
Words that rhyme with palate
Questions about palate
- What does palate mean?
- Palate means a part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
- What is palate in Hindi?
- Palate in Hindi is तालु (tālu). See Palate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is palate?
- Palate can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce palate?
- Palate is pronounced /ˈpæl.ət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of palate?
- The plural of palate is palates.
Words near palate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: palate (page history and authors); तालु (Hindi) (page history and authors); palate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); palate (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); تالو (Urdu) (page history and authors); palate (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); palate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); അണ്ണാക്ക് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಅಂಗುಳು (Kannada) (page history and authors); ਤਾਲ਼ੂ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); palate (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); palate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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