palate

IPA: pˈæɫʌt

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.
(zoology) A part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analagous to the palate of vertebrates.
(entomology, rare) The hypopharynx of an insect.
(botany) A projection in the throat of certain bilabiate flowers as the snapdragon.
(cooking, historical) The palate of an animal, as an item of food.
(figuratively) A person's ability to distinguish between and appreciate different flavors.
(figuratively) Mental relish; a liking or affinity for something.
Taste or flavour, especially with reference to wine or other alcoholic drinks.

Examples of "palate" in Sentences

Although I love Korean food, my Korean palate is pretty undiscriminating.
The _soft palate_ is suspended like a curtain from the hard palate, behind.
The flavors, on the whole, are nice, even if the palate is a bit too floral.
But now I prefer another category of books, which I call palate cleansers, to junk.
The medium-bodied palate is exotic with roasted hazelnut, dried fruit, Gewurzty floral and spice notes and hints of peach and vanilla.
In the highly mechanized countries, thanks to tinned food, cold storage, synthetic flavouring matters, etc., the palate is almost a dead organ.
Even Howell admits that his palate is at its sharpest in the morning, when he claims to spend a full 45 minutes pondering his first cup of coffee.
The organs of speech are the lungs and bronchial tubes; the throat, particularly that part of it which is known as the larynx or, in popular parlance, the Adams apple; the nose; the uvula, which is the soft, pointed, and easily movable organ that depends from the rear of the palate; the palate, which is divided into a posterior, movable soft palate or velum and a hard palate; the tongue; the teeth; and the lips.