D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

palatalized

· IPA
01 adj. 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"…
  1. 1.
    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".(Linguistics, Phonology)
Syn. palatal.