noun, masculine/pa.lɛ/
palace; courthouse (palais de justice)
Inherited from Middle French palays, from Old French palais, from Latin palātium. Doublet of palace.
/pa.lɛ/
palace; courthouse (palais de justice)
Inherited from Middle French palays, from Old French palais, from Latin palātium. Doublet of palace.
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”).