Definition of palate
1
: the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity — see hard palate, soft palate
2a
: 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
b
: the sense of taste
serves Korean food adapted for the American palate
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The first known use of palate was in the 14th century
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