Polyglot Dictionary

palato

/paˈlatu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os palatos

Meaning

  1. palate

    • O palato é sensível.

      The palate is sensitive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

paladar

paladar is more about taste, the sense of taste, like a refined palate; palato is more anatomical, the roof of the mouth.

Similar in other languages

German

Gaumen

Gaumen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "palate."

Spanish

paladar

paladar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "palate."

Practice

1 What does palato mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ é sensível.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches palato?

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