'palatalized' definitions:
Definition of 'palatalized'
From: WordNet
adjective
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') [syn: palatal, palatalized, palatalised]
Definition of 'palatalized'
From: GCIDE
- palatalized \palatalized\ adj. (Linguistics, Phonology) Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate as "y"; or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate as "ch" in "chin" or "j" in "gin".
- Syn: palatal. [WordNet 1.5]