See Also: Palate(health)
palate(dictionary)
Palate(medicine)
palate(encyclopedia)
palate(dictionary)
Cleft lip and palate(health)
soft palate(medicine)
secondary palate(medicine)
primitive palate(medicine)
Cleft lip or palate(health)

palate (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: palatum]
[C] the roof (=top inside part) of your mouth
-see also cleft palate , soft palate
[U and C] the sense of taste, and especially your ability to enjoy or judge food
::It tasted very strange, at least to my untrained palate.
::a collection of dishes to tempt your palate