midpalate

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noun

In winetasting, the period between the initial taste and swallowing.

OriginEnglish palate ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat →
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Meanings

nounmidpalate (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIn winetasting, the period between the initial taste and swallowing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  14. Latinpalātum
  15. Old Frenchpalat
  16. Middle Englishpalate
  17. Englishpalate
  18. Englishmidpalate

From mid- + palate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lampadite
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APA

midpalate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midpalate

MLA

“midpalate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midpalate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midpalate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midpalate.

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