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Origin:

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French paillete, from paille 'straw', from Latin palea

Do not confuse pallet with palate or palette. A pallet is 'a platform for moving goods' or 'a makeshift bed'; palate means 'the roof of the mouth' or 'a person’s ability to distinguish between different flavours' (flavours that appeal to the American palate); a palette is 'an artist’s board for mixing colours'.