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Meaning of soft palate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.

Equivalents

العربية حَنَك رَخُو
Čeština měkké patro
Deutsch Gaumensegel Hintergaumen Velum weicher Gaumen
Español paladar blando velo del paladar
Suomi kitapurje
Français palais mou voile du palais
Gaeilge coguas
Հայերեն կատիկ փափուկ քիմք
Bahasa Indonesia tekak
Italiano palato molle velo palatino velopendulo
日本語 軟口蓋
ქართული რბილი სასა
한국어 연구개
Polski podniebienie miękkie
Português palato mole
Română palat moale
Русский за́днее нёбо мя́гкое нёбо
Svenska gomsegel mjuk gom velum
Türkçe yumuşak damak

Examples

“The part which is connected by a thin tendinous end to the tendinous membrane, that is extended above upon the soft palate, coming from the nostrils; and with that membrane seems to be inserted into the middle and posterior edge of the palate bones.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

soft paraffin soft paywall soft pedal soft photon soft pine soft ping

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