Definition of palatal
English to English adjective - relating to or lying near the palate
Palatal index.
The palatine tonsils.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
source: Webster 1913 noun - a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
source: WordNet 3.0 - A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
source: Webster 1913 adjective satellite - produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
source: WordNet 3.0
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palatal, palatial, palataló, platalea, platel, platly, paludal, plowtail, philately, politely, pallidly, pluteal, popliteal, phyllodial, pilot whale
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