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comestible.

Suitable to be eaten; edible.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kəˈmɛstəbl̩//kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/Received-Pronunciation, also
  1. Suitable to be eaten; edible.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/kəˈmɛstəbl̩//kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/Received-Pronunciation, also
  1. Anything that can be eaten; food.

    in-plural
Where this word comes from

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.

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