Pal"a*tal (?), a. [Cf. F. palatal.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. Phonetics
Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
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Pal"a*tal, n. Phon.
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
© Webster 1913.