WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈsoft ˈpal•ate, n. 
    1. palate (def. 1).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
soft′ pal′ate. 
  1. See under palate (def. 1).
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
soft palate
  1. the posterior fleshy portion of the roof of the mouth. It forms a movable muscular flap that seals off the nasopharynx during swallowing and speech
'soft palate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
back - glossopharyngeal nerve - hard palate - high - low - nasal - nasopharynx - oropharynx - palate - snore - staphyloplasty - uvula - velar - velum

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