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
sadder but wiser
unhappy about something but having learned something from the experience
The man was sadder but wiser after he learned that his wallet had been stolen.