An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

The front, bony part of the roof of the mouth. → soft palate.

→ hard; → palate.

The roof of the → mouth, separating the oral and nasal cavities. → hard palate; → soft palate.

M.E., from O.Fr. palat and directly from L. palatum "roof of the mouth."

Kâm "roof of the mouth," of unknown origin.

The back, muscular (not bony) part of the roof of the → mouth in front of the → pharynx.

→ soft; → palate.