1. pronounced with the tongue raised toward or touching the hard palate
Usage: linguistics; phonetics

Examples

• The palatalized consonant in Russian changes the meaning of the word.
• Many Slavic languages have palatalized versions of their consonants.
• The linguist studied palatalized sounds in various dialects.
• In phonetic transcription, palatalized consonants are marked with a special symbol.
• The palatalized ‘n’ sound is common in Spanish.
• Students struggled to pronounce the palatalized consonants correctly.