palatal

palatal is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. adjective. Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
3. noun. A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
4. noun. a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
5. adjective. produced 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')

   Synonyms: palatalised, palatalized

6. adjective. relating to or lying near the palate

   "palatal index"

   "the palatine tonsils"

   Synonyms: palatine

Synonyms

palatalised, palatalized, palatine

Common word forms

palatals, palatally, palatalise, palatality, palatalize

Words from these letters

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