The Collaborative International Dictionary
palatalized
palatalized \palatalized\ adj. (Linguistics, Phonology) 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".
Syn: palatal.
Wiktionary
palatalized
(alternative form of palatalised English) v
(en-past of: palatalize)
WordNet
palatalized
adj. 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') [syn: palatal, palatalised]
Usage examples of "palatalized".
English employs one distinctly palatalized consonant, usually represented by the digraph "sh"
At a later stage, t and s followed by u became palatalized and then became ch and sh.