palatalPronunciation: /ˈpalət(ə)l/Definition of palatal adjective technical relating to the palate:a palatal lesion Phonetics (of a speech sound) made by placing the blade of the tongue against or near the hard palate (e.g. y in yes). noun Phonetics a palatal sound. Derivatives palatally adverb Origin: early 18th century: from French, from Latin palatum (see palate)palatal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of palatal in the US English dictionary
