English-Thai Dictionary

palate

N ความรู้สึก ใน การ รับ รส  taste appetite unsavoriness kwam-ru-suek-kan-rab-rod

 

palate

N เพดานปาก  velum hard palate pea-dan-pak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PALATE

n.[L. palatum, properly the arch or cope of heaven. ] 1. The roof or upper part of the mouth. The glands in this part of the mouth secrete a mucous fluid, which lubricates the mouth and throat, and facilitates deglutition.
2. Taste.
Hard task to hit the palates of such guests.
[This signification of the word originated in the opinion that the palate is the instrument of taste. This is a mistake. In itself it has no power of taste. ]
3. Mental relish; intellectual taste.
Men of nice palates could not relish Aristotle, as dressed up by the schoolmen.

 

PALATE

v.t.To perceive by the taste. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PALATE

Pal "ate, n. Etym: [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also palat.]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The roof of the mouth.

 

Note: The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to distinguish it from the membranous and muscular curtain which separates the cavity of the mouth from the pharynx and is called the soft palate, or velum.

 

2. Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste. Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. Pope.

 

3. Fig. : Mental relish; intellectual taste. T. Baker.

 

4. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A projection in the throat of such flowers as the snapdragon.

 

PALATE

PALATE Pal "ate, v. t.

 

Defn: To perceive by the taste. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

palate

pal ate |ˈpalit ˈpælət | ▶noun 1 the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the nose and the mouth in vertebrates. 2 a person's appreciation of taste and flavor, esp. when sophisticated and discriminating: a fine range of drink for sophisticated palates | figurative : the suggestions may not suit everyone's palate. • taste or flavor of wine or beer: a wine with a zingy, peachy palate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin palatum .

 

Oxford Dictionary

palate

pal ¦ate |ˈpalət | ▶noun 1 the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. 2 a person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavours: a fine range of drink for sophisticated palates | figurative : the suggestions may not suit everyone's palate. • the flavour of wine or beer: a wine with a zingy, peachy palate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin palatum .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

palate

palate noun 1 the tea burned her palate: roof of the mouth, hard /soft palate. 2 menus to suit the tourist palate: (sense of ) taste, appetite, stomach. 3 wine with a peachy palate: flavor, savor, taste.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

palate

palate noun 1 the tea was so hot it burned her palate: roof of the mouth; hard palate, soft palate. 2 the spicy menus have been toned down to suit the tourist palate: sense of taste, taste, taste buds; appetite, stomach. 3 a wine with a zingy, peachy palate: flavour, taste, savour; rare goût. WORD LINKS palate palatoplasty repair of cleft palate Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.EASILY CONFUSED WORDS palate, palette, or pallet? These unrelated words may be confused because of their similar pronunciation. A person's palate is their sense of taste and discrimination (this dish may be too exotic for the British palate ). Literally, the word denotes the roof of the mouth. Palette, on the other hand, literally denotes an artist's board for mixing colours, but is also used to refer to the range of colours used (gold, burnt orange, stone, and mink are used to create a warm palette ). Pallet has no common figurative uses, and means either a crude bed, a platform on which goods are stacked for transport, or a vertical strip on a heraldic shield. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

palate

pal ate /pǽlət /名詞 1 C 〘解剖 〙口蓋 （こうがい ） 〘口内の上壁部分 〙▸ the soft [hard ] palate 軟 [硬 ]口蓋 2 U C «…に対する » 味覚 ; 好み, 鑑賞眼 «for » ▸ suit one's palate 口に合う, 好みに合う