palate cleanser
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- noun
- /ˈpælɪt ˈklɛnzər/
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limpiador de paladar
- To clear the taste of the previous course, the chef offered a light soup as a palate cleanser.
- palate cleanser of sorbet
You're welcome, but I feel like you guys deserve a bit of a palate cleanser.
- You're welcome, but I feel like you guys deserve a bit of a palate cleanser.
Examples
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During the tasting menu, we enjoyed a citrus drink as a palate cleanser between each savory dish.
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But you know, and we have palate cleansers too, if people need them.
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Because we all need some kind of palate cleanser right about now.
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Next meet, do we have a palate cleanser like a sorbet or something?
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Yes, The best palate cleansers taste a little bit like the thing you're trying to cleanse.
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We have just received a palate cleanser of mango sorbet for the main course comes.
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The new research justifies the widespread use of astringent foods as "palate cleansers" that people sample throughout a meal.
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Nah, the kiwi sorbet is in the correct spot, although it should not be too sweet; something more like a palate cleanser or maybe like a Meyer lemon sorbet or the kiwi with a little key lime addition.
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After the rich main course, a refreshing sorbet served as a palate cleanser before dessert.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
palate + cleanser
The meaning is directly derivable from 'palate' (the sense of taste) plus 'cleanser' (something that cleans): together they denote something that cleans or refreshes the palate between courses. This is a regular noun–noun compound following transparent compositional patterns and similar concepts exist cross-linguistically, so a learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Palate cleanser gives a clear image: the palate is the roof of your mouth and a cleanser removes old tastes. Chefs would serve a small lemon sorbet or a sip of water to 'clean' the mouth between courses, so the term now means a food or drink that refreshes your taste.