palatal

• Relativo al paladar; se usa en fonética para describir sonidos articulados al acercar o elevar la lengua hacia el paladar duro.

Relating to the palate; used in phonetics to describe sounds produced with the tongue against the hard palate.

1. Relating to the palateC1formal

   Connected with or situated near the roof of the mouth (the palate).

   palatal (relativo al paladar)

   • The palatal region is important for speech production.
   • A palatal injury can affect swallowing.
   • The surgeon examined the palatal area for any abnormalities.

   Sinónimospalatine

2. Phonetic articulationC2formal

   Describes a speech sound produced by raising the front of the tongue toward or against the hard palate.

   Articulación palatal

   • The sound 'y' in 'yes' is a palatal approximant.
   • In English, 'ch' and 'j' are palatal affricates.
   • Linguists classify this consonant as a palatal fricative.

• Sustantivo que designa un sonido del habla, en particular una semivocal que se articula elevando la lengua hacia el paladar duro, como el sonido inicial de la palabra inglesa 'yeast'.

A noun referring to a speech sound, specifically a semivowel, produced with the tongue near the hard palate, such as the initial sound in the English word 'yeast'.

1. Palatal soundC1formal

   A speech sound produced by raising the tongue toward or against the hard palate, such as the initial sound in the English word 'yeast'.

   sonido palatal

   • The 'y' sound in 'yes' is a palatal.
   • Linguists classify the initial sound in 'you' as a palatal.
   • In some languages, palatals are distinct phonemes.