palate

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
2. (rare) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
3. The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
4. (historical) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
5. (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
6. (figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
7. Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.
8. (obsolete) A dainty article of food.

Verb

To relish; to find palatable.

Concepts

palais

goût

plancher

Synonymes

taste

roof of the mouth

roof of mouth

roof

palatum

flavor

upper jaw

savor

velum

smack

tastes

zest

crown of the head

appetite

uraniscus

flavour

hard palate

jaw

preferences

relish

sapor

savour

sense of taste

Traductions

palato

paladar

Gaumen

ουρανίσκος

palato

verhemelte

gehemelte

palatum

paladar

حنك

paladar

damak

smaak

γεύση

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpæl.ət/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: palate

In summary

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