palate.
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
Meaning & usage
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. The hypopharynx of an insect.
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon.
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. The palate of an animal, as an item of food.
A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
A dainty article of food.
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 From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
To relish; to find palatable.
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 From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
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