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palato-

UK/pal.ət.ə(ʊ)/US/pæl.ət.oʊ/

palato- prefix: of or pertaining to the palate.

Prefix

palato-

  1. Of or pertaining to the palate.
    • palatoplegia, palatodental

Origin of palato-

Derived from Latin palātum (“the palate”).

Questions about palato-

What does palato- mean?
Palato- means of or pertaining to the palate.
What part of speech is palato-?
Palato- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce palato-?
Palato- is pronounced /pal.ət.ə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near palato- in the dictionary

  1. palatizes
  2. palatizing
  3. Palatka
  4. Palatkwapi
  5. Palatkwapi clans
  6. palato-
  7. palato-alveolar
  8. palatoalveolar
  9. palatobasal
  10. palatodental
  11. palatogenesis

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