palatelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a palate.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English palate →
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Meanings

adjectivepalatelike (comparative more palatelike, superlative most palatelike)

comparative more palatelike · superlative most palatelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a palate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Old Frenchpalat
  6. Middle Englishpalate
  7. Englishpalate
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishpalatelike

From palate + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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