Three "P" Sound Alike Words
The three words—palette, pallet, and palate—are all pronounced the same but have very different meanings.
The
first, palette, refers to an oval board held in the hand of a painter,
handily including a hole for his or her thumb and globs of paint to use
on a painting.
The
second, pallet, refers to the ubiquitous square wooden supports used to
hold heavy items in warehouses as they are transported around the
country before reaching the consumer.
The
last, palate, literally means the roof or one's mouth but it has also
come to mean our sense of taste. To have a good palate is to know
something about the taste of food!
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