palate
/ˈpælət/noun
उच्चारण पैलट
तालु
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[C]
the top part of the inside of the mouth
तालु
- the hard palate
- The surgeon repaired the baby's cleft palate during a short operation.
- The dentist checked the roof of the child's mouth and his soft palate.
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- The soup was so hot that it burned his palate.
- Some babies are born with a gap in the palate that needs surgery.
Synonyms roof of the mouth
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[C, usually sing.]
the ability to recognize and/or enjoy good food and drink
स्वाद की परख, रुचि
- a dish to please every palate
- Her refined palate could detect even a pinch of cardamom in the tea.
- The chef has a wonderful palate and can name every ingredient in a dish.
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- This spicy street food will suit anyone with an adventurous palate.
- Years of tasting tea gave him a highly trained palate.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: palate (the roof of the mouth; sense of taste), palette (a board on which an artist mixes colours; a range of colours) and pallet (a wooden frame for carrying goods; a straw bed) are all pronounced /ˈpælət/.
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: palate (तालु; स्वाद की परख), palette (चित्रकार की रंग मिलाने की पट्टी; रंगों की श्रेणी) और pallet (माल ढोने का लकड़ी का ढाँचा; पुआल का बिस्तर) सबकी pronunciation /ˈpælət/ है।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective palatable means pleasant to taste or acceptable ('a palatable solution'); unpalatable means unpleasant or hard to accept.
Adjective palatable का अर्थ स्वाद में सुखद या स्वीकार्य है ('a palatable solution'); unpalatable का अर्थ अप्रिय या स्वीकार करने में कठिन है।