Meaning
The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate From Middle English palate, from Latin palātum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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