comestible
Syllables: co·mes·ti·ble/kəˈmɛstəbl̩//kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/
comestible adjective: suitable to be eaten; edible.
Adjective
comestible (comparative more comestible, superlative most comestible)
- Suitable to be eaten; edible.
- Some herbes are most comestible.1536, Thomas Elyot, Castell of Helth
- What with freeze-dried chives costing $96 a pound, and those snipped fresh for the omelette from the potted garden on the kitchen ledge almost free, the bountiful begonia has given way in many apartments to more comestible greenery.1972 March 6, Richard W. Langer, “Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Growing Your Own Fresh Herbs”, in New York, page 40
Noun
comestible (plural comestibles)
- Anything that can be eaten; food.
- Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.1910, Frank Richards, The Greyfriar′s Picnic
- Both serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles.1986 February, Joan Fox, “Restaurants: Just Like Mama Used to Cook”, in Cincinnati Magazine, page 116
- Synonyms:
- foodstuff, sustenance, victuals, aliment, bait, belly-timber, chow, comestibles, cuisine, eatables
comestible meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Persian
comestible in Bengali
- খাবার উপযোগী বস্তু, খাদ্য
comestible in Arabic
- suitable to be eaten; edible
- صَالِح لِلْأَكَل ṣāliḥ lilʔakal
comestible in Persian
- suitable to be eaten; edible
- خوردنی xordani
Examples of comestible in a sentence
- Lestrade raised his mug in a loyal toast while Lady Pauline saw to the more comestible sort for breakfast.1993, M. J. Trow, Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring, published 2000, page 112:
- From the palm nut we derive palm oil, the most comestible oil in our country and in the whole of Africa.2007, Rene Simo, The Little Gringo: Love and Martyrdom in Cameroon, page 12:
- For instance, a food ration can be polymorphed into a carrot, a tripe ration, or any other comestible.June 4ᵗʰ, 1989, “Pete Granger” (username), Hack Tutorial, Part 03/03, rec.games.hack
Synonyms of comestible
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Forms of comestible
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more comestible |
| superlative | most comestible |
| Noun | |
| plural | comestibles |
Origin of comestible
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”). Attested as adjective in late 15th century, from Middle French, but fell from use in the 17th century, thence reintroduced from Modern French in 19th century. Corresponding terms in various Romance languages, more distant cognates include Portuguese and Spanish comida.
Words formed from comestible
Questions about comestible
- What does comestible mean?
- Comestible means suitable to be eaten; edible.
- What is comestible in Bengali?
- Comestible in Bengali is খাবার উপযোগী বস্তু, খাদ্য. See Comestible meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use comestible in a sentence?
- Lestrade raised his mug in a loyal toast while Lady Pauline saw to the more comestible sort for breakfast.
- What part of speech is comestible?
- Comestible can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce comestible?
- Comestible is pronounced /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/.
Words near comestible in the dictionary
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