Palate

Morpheme

Palate

Type

free base

Denotation

roof of the mouth, vault

Etymology

Middle English palate; Latin palātum

Evidence

craniopalatine, dermopalatine, palatable, palatal, palatalization, palatalize, palatalized, palatalizes, palatalizing, palate, palated, palates, palatine, palating, palato-, palatodental, palatomaxillary, palatonasal, palatopterygoid, palatovelar, vomeropalatine

Notes

homophone of pallet and palette

Homographs

Palate