Definition of palatal
1a
: formed with some part of the tongue near or touching the hard palate of the roof of the mouth posterior to the ridge of bone behind the upper teeth
the \sh\ and \y\ in English and the \ḵ\ of ich \iḵ\ in German are examples of palatal consonants
2
: of, relating to, forming, or affecting the palate
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The first known use of palatal was in 1668
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