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palais

/pa.lɛ/

noun, masculine/pa.lɛ/

palace; courthouse (palais de justice)

Inherited from Middle French palays, from Old French palais, from Latin palātium. Doublet of palace.

noun, masculine/pa.lɛ/

palate; upper surface inside the mouth

Synonyms: goût

Related: palais dur, palais mou, palatal, palatale, voile du palais

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *palātium, an alteration of Latin palātum (“palate”) from the influence of palātium (“palace”).