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palate

/ˈpæl.ət/noun2 syllables

Palate means: the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities.

Synonyms for palate3

noun, as in the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

roof of the mouth

also used for palate

uraniscus, stomach

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What does palate mean?1

noun

1

the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with palate?1

two syllables

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Palate in a sentence

  • If you don't have any teeth, your palate will suffer.AmarMecheri
  • Y is pronounced with the tongue approximating the hard palate.Vortarulo
  • The tongue and the palate are the taste organs.carlosalberto
  • He was indeed all palate and all belly.Hybrid
  • Salmon has been delighting the human palate since prehistoric times.remline
  • Foreign rice is hard and tasteless, and doesn't appeal to the Japanese palate.unknown
  • You eat such unpleasant-tasting things often. Your palate is strange, isn't it?xylian
  • Don’t put a pencil in your mouth. You might accidentally stab your palate.jm

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Forms of palate

as a noun

plural
palates