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palatalized

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’…

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Word length
11
Starts with
P
Ends with
D
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
23
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. 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’)

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