palatable.
Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
Meaning & usage
Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.
Tolerable, acceptable.
The agreement was palatable to both of them.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English palatable From palate + -able.
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