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palatal
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palatal
(adjective)
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palatal
/
ˈ
pælətl̟/
adjective
palatal
/
ˈ
pælətl̟/
adjective
Learner's definition of PALATAL
linguistics, of a speech sound
:
made by placing the tongue so that it is near or touching the top surface (called the palate) of your mouth
The first sound in the English word “jar” is a
palatal
sound.
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— palatal
noun
,
plural
palatals
[
count
]
English/German
palatals
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