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gehemelte.

the roof of the mouth, palate

9 characters4 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɣəˈɦeː.məl.tə/
  1. the roof of the mouth, palate

    neuter · no-diminutive
  2. taste, flavour; one's liking, especially in regards to taste

    figuratively · neuter · no-diminutive
  3. canopy, baldachin

    archaic · neuter · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch gehemelte, from Old Dutch *gihimiliti, from Proto-West Germanic *gahimiliti, *himiliti. Cognate Middle High German gehimelze, archaic German Gehimmelze, Middle Low German hemelte, Middle Dutch hemelte. Equivalent to hemel + ge- -te.

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