Meanings
adjectivepalatalized (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesHaving undergone palatalization.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of palatalize
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveproduced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as ‘y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as ‘ch’ in ‘chin’ or ‘j’ in ‘gin’)
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 顎音化的 /颚音化的
- 顎音化的 /颚音化的 (èyīnhuàde)having undergone palatalisation
German palatalisiert
- palatalisierthaving undergone palatalisation
Irish caol
- caolhaving undergone palatalisation
Portuguese palatalizado
- palatalizadohaving undergone palatalisation
Scottish Gaelic palataichte
- palataichtehaving undergone palatalisation
Swedish palataliserad
- palataliseradhaving undergone palatalisation
Welsh taflodoledig
- taflodoledighaving undergone palatalisation
Cite this entry
APA
palatalized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatalized
MLA
“palatalized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatalized. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatalized,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatalized.
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