OXFORD 9000
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📚 verb • entry_id 44988

palatalize

/ˈpælətəlaɪz/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
palatalizar
To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.
Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".
Phrases
depalatalizepalatalizablepalatalizationpalatalized
Word forms
palatalisepalatalizedpalatalizedpalatalizespalatalizing