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- Dictionarypalate/ˈpalət/
noun
- 1. the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. Similar
- 2. a person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavours: "a fine range of drink for sophisticated palates" Similar
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PALATE definition: 1. the top part of the inside of your mouth 2. a person's ability to taste and judge good food and…. Learn more.
1. : the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate, soft palate. 2. a. : a usually intellectual taste or liking. too ornate for my palate. I heard a little too much preaching … and lost my palate for it. George Eliot. b. : the sense of taste. serves Korean food adapted for the American palate.
The palate ( / ˈpælɪt /) is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. [1] A similar structure is found in crocodilians, but in most other tetrapods, the oral and nasal cavities are not truly separated.
Palate definition: the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate ) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate, orvelum ) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.. See examples of PALATE used in a sentence.
the 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
noun. us / ˈpæl.ət / uk / ˈpæl.ət / Add to word list. [ C ] the top part of the inside of your mouth. [ C usually singular ] a person's ability to taste and judge good food and wine: a discriminating palate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. The mouth & throat. adenoid. alveolar ridge. buccal. buccinator. gullet. hypopharynx.
Palate definition: The roof of the mouth in vertebrates having a complete or partial separation of the oral and nasal cavities and consisting of the hard palate and the soft palate.
Definition of palate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Your palate is the top part of the inside of your mouth. [...] 2. You can refer to someone's palate as a way of talking about their ability to judge good food or drink. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'palate' American English: pælɪt British English: pælɪt. More. Synonyms of 'palate' • taste, heart, stomach, appetite [...]
My friend was very ill and could not palate much of anything. to find acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings: Your position is hard to palate, because I believe there is such a thing as objective morality.
