Palate

pal′āt, n. the roof of the mouth, consisting of two portions, the hard palate in front and the soft palate behind: taste: relish: mental liking.— v.t. to taste.— adj. Pal′a table , agreeable to the palate or taste: savoury.— n. Pal′a table ne , the quality of being agreeable to the taste.— adv. Pal′atably .— adj. Pal′atal , pertaining to the palate: uttered by aid of the palate—also Pal′atine .— n. a letter pronounced chiefly by aid of the palate, as k , g , e , i .— v.t. Pal′atalise , to make palatal.— adj. Palat′ic .— Cleft palate , a congenital defect of the palate, leaving a longitudinal fi ure in the roof of the mouth. [O. Fr. pal at —L. palatum .]