| NOUN | body | palate, roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
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| Sounds | pae'laht; pae'liht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | ||
| Meaning | The upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities. | |
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| Synonym | roof of the mouth | |
| Part of | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge |
| Parts | hard palate | The bony part of the roof of the mouth |
| soft palate, velum | A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking | |
| tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ | An oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue | |
| Broader | surface | The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object |
| Spanish | paladar | |
| Catalan | paladar | |
| Adjectives | palatal, palatine | relating to or lying near the palate |
| palatoglossal | relating to the palate and tongue | |
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