"palatable" meaning in English

See palatable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-palatable.ogg [Mid-Atlantic, US], en-au-palatable.ogg [Australia] Forms: more palatable [comparative], most palatable [superlative], palateable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English palatable From palate + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|palate|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English palatable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*pleh₂-os", "id" : "flat", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pleth₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "fold", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pel-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pleh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "palātum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "palat", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "palate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "palate", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "able to", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "palatable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="palatable"> From palate + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} palatable (comparative more palatable, superlative most palatable)
  1. Pleasing to the taste, tasty. Translations (pleasing to the taste): ախորժահամ (axoržaham) (Armenian), вкусен (vkusen) (Bulgarian), апетитен (apetiten) (Bulgarian), dobrý [masculine] (Czech), velsmagende (Danish), smaakvol (Dutch), lekker (Dutch), maukas (Finnish), maittava (Finnish), makoisa (Finnish), bon (French), plaisant au gout (French), appétant (French), genießbar (German), schmackhaft (German), स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ) (Hindi), ízletes (Hungarian), apuapu (Māori), kakato (Māori), dobry [masculine] (Polish), smaczny [masculine] (Polish), palatável (Portuguese), saboroso (Portuguese), gostoso (Portuguese), прия́тный (prijátnyj) (Russian), вку́сный (vkúsnyj) (Russian), sabroso (Spanish), apetecible (Spanish), comible (Spanish), paladeable (Spanish), smaklig (Swedish)
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  2. (figurative) Tolerable, acceptable. Tags: figuratively Translations (tolerable, acceptable): ընդունելի (ənduneli) (Armenian), приемлив (priemliv) (Bulgarian), přijatelný [masculine] (Czech), spiselig (Danish), acceptabel (Danish), aanvaardbaar (Dutch), acceptabel (Dutch), hyväksyttävä (Finnish), passable (French), tolérable (French), acceptable (French), annehmbar (German), akzeptabel (German), zufriedenstellend (German), रुचिकर (rucikar) (Hindi), accettabile (Italian), palatável (Portuguese), tolerável (Portuguese), aceitável (Portuguese), razoável (Portuguese), терпи́мый (terpímyj) (Russian), прие́млемый (prijémlemyj) (Russian), prijemčiv (Serbo-Croatian), prihvatljiv (Serbo-Croatian), svarljiv (Serbo-Croatian), aceptable (Spanish), agradable (Spanish), tolerable (Spanish), paladeable (Spanish), godtagbar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-palatable-en-adj-en:tolerable Disambiguation of 'tolerable, acceptable': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hyperpalatable, impalatable, nonpalatable, palatableness, palatably Related terms: palatability, palate
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      "sense": "pleasing to the taste",
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      "sense": "pleasing to the taste",
      "word": "apuapu"
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      "word": "smaczny"
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      "word": "sabroso"
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      "word": "paladeable"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "prijemčiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "prihvatljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "svarljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "aceptable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "agradable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "tolerable"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "paladeable"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "tolerable, acceptable",
      "word": "godtagbar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "palatable"
}

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