pal|ate

pal|ate
pal|ate «PAL iht», noun.
1. a) the roof of the mouth. The bony part in front is the hard palate, formed by parts of the maxillary and palatine bones, and the fleshy part in back is the soft palate, formed by several muscles. b) = hard palate. (Cf. ↑hard palate)
2. the sense of taste (from the belief, once generally held, that the palate is the organ of taste): »

The new flavor pleased his palate.

3. Figurative. a liking: »

The lazy girl had no palate for washing dishes. Any subject that was not to their palate they condemned (Milton).

 SYNONYM(S): relish.
╂[< Latin palātum]

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