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palate

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palate /ˈpalət, ˈpælət /
noun
1 the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the nose and the mouth in vertebrates.
2 a person's appreciation of taste and flavor, especially when sophisticated and discriminating:
a fine range of drink for sophisticated palates
figurative the suggestions may not suit everyone's palate.
taste or flavor of wine or beer:
a wine with a zingy, peachy palate.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin palatum.