palatal
noun/ˈpælətl/
/ˈpælətl/
(phonetics)- a speech sound made by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate of the mouth, for example /j/ at the beginning of yesTopics Languagec2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Latin palatum.
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