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palate cleansers

palate cleansers is the plural of palate cleanser.

Meaning of palate cleanser

Noun

palate cleanser (plural palate cleansers)

  1. A serving of food or drink intended to remove food residue from the tongue, typically served between courses so that the diner can more accurately assess a new flavour.
    • Pickled ginger is used as a palate cleanser between sushi pieces.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Anything that serves as a temporary break or variation from the norm.
    • Working something like the Sloan case would get justice for a family and serve as a palate cleanser for me.2021, Tom Fowler, Right as Rain

Questions about palate cleansers

What is palate cleansers the plural of?
Palate cleansers is the plural of palate cleanser.

Words near palate cleansers in the dictionary

  1. palatally
  2. palatals
  3. palatas
  4. palate
  5. palate cleanser
  6. palate cleansers
  7. palate expander
  8. palate expanders
  9. palateable
  10. palated
  11. palateful

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