palatal
1. [ 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' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
Synonyms: palatalized
Related terms: soft
2. [ adjective ] relating to or lying near the palate
Synonyms: palatine
Examples:

"palatal index" "the palatine tonsils"

Related terms: palate palate
3. [ 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' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
Synonyms: palatalized palatalised
Related terms: soft
4. [ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Related terms: semivowel
Similar spelling:   palatalize
  palatalise
  palatial
  Platalea
  pallidly