PALATAL


Meaning of PALATAL in English

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) ]

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