# palate
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpæl.ət/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ælət
* (weak vowel merger) Homophones: pallet, palette, pallette

### Noun

palate (plural palates)
* (anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]
    Synonym: uraniscus
    Hyponyms: hard palate, soft palate
** (zoology) A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates. [from 20th c.]
** (entomology, rare) The hypopharynx of an insect. [from 19th c.]
** (botany) A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon. [from 18th c.]
** (cooking, historical) The palate of an animal, as an item of food. [from 17th c.]
*** 1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, Oxford, page 332: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.
* (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]
** 1733–1737, Alexander Pope, [Imitations of Horace], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley [et al.]:Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests.
* (figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something. [from 15th c.]
** 1656, Thomas Baker, he Wicked Mans Plot Defeated:entertain the palates of Nobles
* Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks. [from 20th c.]
* (obsolete) A dainty article of food.
** 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson: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 honour to more important subjects.

#### Derived terms

* cleft palate
* palatal (adjective)
* palate cleanser
* palate expander

#### Related terms

* palatine (adjective)

#### Translations
### Verb

palate (third-person singular simple present palates, present participle palating, simple past and past participle palated)
* (transitive, nonstandard) To relish; to find palatable.
    Synonym: stomach
** c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:Not palating the taste of her dishonour
** 2013 October 10, Adam Mann, “Number Crunching Shows Old Movies Are More Creative Than New Ones”, in WIRED‎:"If it’s way out there, it’s hard to palate," said Sreenivasan.

#### Derived terms

* palatable (adjective)

### References

* “palate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “palate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

### Anagrams

* Platea, leap at, paleta, patela, petala

## Italian
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

palate f
* plural of palata

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

palate
* inflection of palare:
** second-person plural present indicative
** second-person plural imperative

### Etymology 3
#### Participle

palate f pl
* feminine plural of palato

### Anagrams

* pelata, platea

## Latin
### Verb

pālāte
* second-person plural present active imperative of pālō

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* palet, palat, palette, palete

### Etymology

From Old French palat, from Latin palātum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpalat/, /ˈpalət/

### Noun

palate
* The palate; the top of the mouth (including the uvula).
* One's sense of taste (the palate was believed to be the source of this).

#### Descendants

* English: palate

#### References

* “palat(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-20.

## Romanian
### Noun

palate n pl
* plural of palat