[ 'palət(ə)l ]
■ adjective
1》 relating to the palate.
2》 Phonetics (of a speech sound) made by placing the blade of the tongue against or near the hard palate (e.g. y in yes ).
■ noun Phonetics a ~ sound.
Derivatives
~ization or ~isation noun
~ize or ~ise verb
~ly adverb