Meaning

1 senses
  1. Suitable to be eaten; edible.

    essbar, genießbar, Speise-

    съедо́бныйsʺjedóbnyj

    їстівни́йjistivnýj

    suitable for use as food

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
suitable to be eaten; edible:
Русский
By meaning 1
suitable to be eaten; edible:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
suitable to be eaten; edible:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French comestible, or its source, Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin

Borrowed from Middle French comestible, or its source, Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”), from com- (English com-) + edō (“I eat”) (as in English edible), from Proto-Indo-European (whence also English eat). Cognate with Spanish comestible (“grocery”).

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Forms

more comestible, most comestible
Comparativemore comestible Lesson
Superlativemost comestible Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
suitable to be eaten:eatableedibleesculent
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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