adj. & n.
adj. 1 of the palate. 2 (of a sound) made by placing the surface of the tongue against the hard palate (e.g. y in yes).
n. a palatal sound. palatalize v.tr. (also -ise). palatalization n. palatally adv.
[ F (as PALATE) ]
adj. & n.
adj. 1 of the palate. 2 (of a sound) made by placing the surface of the tongue against the hard palate (e.g. y in yes).
n. a palatal sound. palatalize v.tr. (also -ise). palatalization n. palatally adv.
[ F (as PALATE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012