1
: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate, soft palate
2
a
: a usually intellectual taste or liking
too ornate for my palate
… I heard a little too much preaching … and lost my palate for it.—
George Eliot
George Eliot
b
: the sense of taste
serves Korean food adapted for the American palate
Examples of palate in a Sentence
The restaurant serves Korean food adapted for the American palate.
She's been working hard on a menu that will please the palates of all her guests.
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The palate reveals flavors of berry cobbler, vanilla, caramel, and spice hints of cinnamon and clove.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Depending on your level of wine knowledge, this may work—but generally speaking, a professional sommelier’s palate is going to be more reliable than a quiz embedded with an algorithm.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 May 2025
Finally, the pale, albino version especially coveted by refined European palates can be found locally at farmer’s markets during mid-spring and early summer months and pickled in jars.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
That transforms into sweet (but not saccharine) notes on the palate, with flavors like caramel, butter pecan, milk chocolate, raisin, fig, cherry, and peach that end with a spicy, lingering finish (the fact that it’s bottled at 100 proof helps).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 May 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Depending on your level of wine knowledge, this may work—but generally speaking, a professional sommelier’s palate is going to be more reliable than a quiz embedded with an algorithm.
—Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 May 2025
Finally, the pale, albino version especially coveted by refined European palates can be found locally at farmer’s markets during mid-spring and early summer months and pickled in jars.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
That transforms into sweet (but not saccharine) notes on the palate, with flavors like caramel, butter pecan, milk chocolate, raisin, fig, cherry, and peach that end with a spicy, lingering finish (the fact that it’s bottled at 100 proof helps).
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 May 2025
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“Palate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palate. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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palate
noun
pal·ate
ˈpal-ət 
1
: the roof of the mouth that separates the mouth from the nasal cavity and is made up of a bony front part and a soft flexible back part
2
: the sense of taste
Medical Definition
palate
noun
pal·ate
ˈpal-ət
: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate, soft palate
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