palatalized

Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate as “y”; or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate as “ch” in “chin” or “j” in “gin”.

Simple past tense and past participle of palatalize.

produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch’ in `chin’ or `j’ in `gin’)