Anatomical term for the roof of the mouth, including both hard and soft palate.
I got a small mouth ulcer at the back of my palate.
palatalization
uvula
cleft palate
palatal sound; palatal
palatine bone
Compound of 口 (mouth) and 蓋 (lid, cover), literally 'mouth lid'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the anatomical meaning.