verb
- Pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate.
- synonyms: palatalize, palatalise
adjective
- Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin'. ).
- synonyms: palatal, palatalised
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