English → Latin
“palatable” in Latin
iūcunduspleasant, agreeable, delightful, pleasing, delicioussapidussavoury, delicious, tasty; prudent, wisesuāvissweet, pleasant, deliciousdulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant; sweet-sounding, melodic, melodious, tunefulgrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome; dear, beloved; grateful, thankfulaccipiōto receive, accept, take; to receive, accept, or take in something so as to alter one’s mental or physical state; to heaApīciusA Roman cognomen — famously held byplaceōto be pleasing or agreeable to; to please, to be nice; to be welcome or acceptable; to satisfy, suit (in a mental rather
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
palatable
PROP., boni, jucundi, suavis saporis (Plin.), sapidus (Apicius).
Figuratively, suavis, dulcis (pleasant); jucundus, gratus, acceptus (welcome). To be palatable, jucundum esse, placere (of persons or things).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for palatable?
- The usual Latin words for “palatable” are iūcundus, sapidus, suāvis; also dulcis, grātus, accipiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.