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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

맛있는

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mas-issneun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Palatable/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 요리는 입맛에 잘 맞았다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a pleasant or agreeable taste; acceptable to the mouth or eating preferences.

    "The chef managed to make the nutritious herbal soup remarkably palatable for children."
  2. 2

    Acceptable or satisfactory to the mind or sensibilities; agreeable.

    "The committee worked hard to make the budget cuts palatable to all departments involved."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'palate' (roof of the mouth, taste) combined with the suffix '-able' (capable of). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting from its literal sense of pleasing to the taste buds to also metaphorically describing acceptable or agreeable ideas, plans, or experiences.

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