palatable
pronunciation
How to pronounce palatable in British English:
UK [ˈpælətəbl]
How to pronounce palatable in American English:
US [ˈpælətəbl]
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- Adjective:
- acceptable to the taste or mind
Word Origin
- palatable (adj.)
- 1660s, "good-tasting," from palate + -able. Figurative use from 1680s. Related: Palatably; palatability.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Red wine has to be put in the microwave to be palatable .
- 2. In a letter , kellogg said that lower salt guidelines were " incompatible with a palatable diet . "
- 3. If wholegrain foods are not palatable for your children , try things such as mixing white and brown rice , and bread such as kingsmill 50 / 50 , which looks white but contains 50 per cent wholemeal flour .
- 4. The basis for these decisions is about much more than whether something is edible or palatable .
- 5. In an effort to make mooncakes more palatable , chinese and foreign companies have started incorporating unconventional flavors .