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Collocations for palate - noun

1. part of the mouth

ADJECTIVE

hard
soft
cleft
Their baby had an operation to repair a cleft palate.

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2. sense of taste

ADJECTIVE

discerning, discriminating, sophisticated
jaded (esp. BrE)
Here is a dish that will revive jaded palates.

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VERB + palate

have
She has a discerning palate.
appeal to, please, suit
This kind of food appeals to more sophisticated palates.
cleanse
Have an apple to cleanse your palate.

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