adj.
1.relating to or lying near the palate
2.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') palatal n.
1.a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Idiom of the Day
bull in a china shop
someone who is clumsy and upsets other people or plans
Our boss was like a bull in a china shop when I saw him at the meeting last week.