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Word entry · 6 letters

palate

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"Roof of the mouth"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈpæl.ət/Part of speech nounSorted aaelptStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Roof of the mouth or a person's sense of taste.

Word origin

From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

Used in a sentence

  • I remember, when he was in Scotland, his praising ‘Gordon's palates’ (a dish of palates at the Honourable Alexander Gordon's) with a warmth of expression which might have done for honour to more important subjects.
  • Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests.
  • entertain the palates of Nobles

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