palate
noun
the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion hard palate and a posterior muscular portion soft palate, or velum that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
palates
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pluralof palate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Estrada-Londo, who is from the Philippines, takes inspiration from Asian desserts, which tend to play with flavors that can be surprising to Western palates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“The home is very taste-specific, which may not be helping the property as buyers are drawn to more neutral palates that are transitional vs. taste-specific,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Others also cited more prosaic changes, like restaurant menus in English, or milder hot sauces at the taco stands to cater for sensitive foreign palates.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
And while Ulmer says “Elementa” is family friendly, as he believes children with adventurous food palates will enjoy the show, he’s also looking forward to Saturday matinee programming geared specifically for families with young kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
You see her hand-drawn illustrations of the human mouth, the tongue, the upper and lower palates, the uvula.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
