"palate" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpalat/, /ˈpalət/ Forms: palet [alternative], palat [alternative], palette [alternative], palete [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French palat, from Latin palātum. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:bor|fro:palat<ety:der<la:palātum>>}} [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" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="palate">, {{bor|enm|fro|palat}} Old French palat, {{der|enm|la|palātum}} Latin palātum Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} palate
  1. The palate; the top of the mouth (including the uvula).
    Sense id: en-palate-enm-noun-e0ftRN-m Categories (other): Anatomy Disambiguation of Anatomy: 78 22
  2. One's sense of taste (the palate was believed to be the source of this).
    Sense id: en-palate-enm-noun-3B7jtlRE Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Taste Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 16 84 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Taste: 0 100

Alternative forms

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