PALATE

[noun] [C] - the top part of the inside of your mouthThe disease causes ulcers to appear on the tongue and palate and leads to lack of appetite.This is an elegant wine with blackcurrant flavours on the palate (= you can taste these when you drink it).A person's palate is their ability to taste and judge good food and wine.These are wines to suit the most discriminating of palates.For less adventurous palates (= For people who like simpler food), the restaurant also serves burgers and roast chicken.