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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•ate /ˈpælɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Anatomythe inside top part, or roof, of the mouth in mammals:He got peanut butter stuck on his palate.
- the sense of taste:a dinner to delight the palate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pal•ate (pal′it),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomythe roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. See diag. under mouth.
- the sense of taste:a dinner to delight the palate.
- intellectual or aesthetic taste;
mental appreciation.
- Latin palātum roof of the mouth
- Middle English palat 1350–1400
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