Meaning

1 senses

  1. Something that is delectable.

    Leckerei, Köstlichkeit

Examples

3 sentences

  1. These muffins are nothing short of delectable!

    deDiese Muffins sind geradezu deliziös! — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

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  2. Delectable odors of ham and toast pervaded the air.

    deDie köstlichen Gerüche von Schinken und Toastbrot erfüllten die Luft. — Yorwba

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  3. This cake is delectable.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
something that is pleasing to the taste:

Origin

From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable,

From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

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Forms

plural: delectables
Singulardelectable
Pluraldelectables

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
delayA2deledelegateB2delegation

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