different between gustatory vs palate

English

Etymology

From Latin gustus (“taste”).

Adjective

gustatory (comparative more gustatory, superlative most gustatory)

1. Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.

Translations

English

Etymology

Middle English palate, from Latin pal?tum (“roof of the mouth, palate”), perhaps of Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæl.?t/
• Rhymes: -æl?t

Noun

palate (plural palates)

1. (anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

   Synonym: uraniscus

   Hyponyms: hard palate, soft palate

   1. (zoology) A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analagous to the palate of vertebrates. [from 20th c.]
   2. (entomology, rare) The hypopharynx of an insect. [from 19th c.]
   3. (botany) A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon. [from 18th c.]
   4. (cooking, historical) The palate of an animal, as an item of food. [from 17th c.]
2. (figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors. [from 14th c.]
3. (figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something. [from 15th c.]
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4. Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks. [from 20th c.]

Derived terms

• palatal (adjective)

Related terms

• palatine (adjective)

Translations

Verb

palate (third-person singular simple present palates, present participle palating, simple past and past participle palated)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To relish; to find palatable.

   Synonym: stomach

Derived terms

• palatable (adjective)

References

• “palate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “palate”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Platea, leap at, paleta, patela, petala

Italian

Noun

palate f

1. plural of palata

Verb

palate

1. inflection of palare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative
2. feminine plural of palato

Anagrams

• pelata
• platea

Latin

Verb

p?l?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of p?l?

Middle English

Alternative forms

• palet, palat, palette, palete

Etymology

From Old French palat, from Latin pal?tum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?palat/, /?pal?t/

Noun

palate

1. The palate; the top of the mouth (including the uvula).
2. One's sense of taste (the palate was believed to be the source of this).

Descendants

• English: palate

References

• “palat(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-20.

Romanian

Noun

palate n pl

1. plural of palat