dunkableadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdʌŋkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈdəŋkəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dunk v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < dunk v. + -able suffix.

Originally U.S.

A. adj.

1. Of food: suitable or intended for dunking (see dunk v. 1).Typically with reference to pastries, biscuits, and other items of food dunked into beverages, sauces, etc. Occasionally with reference to dips, sauces, etc., into which items of food are dunked (see e.g. quot. 1970).

ΚΠ

1927 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 24 June 16/3 The brioche and the croissant... The croissant..is by far the most dunkable.

1970 Boone (Iowa) News-Republican 20 Feb. 3/6 If you like your raw vegetables moistened with a dunkable dip, try this.

1973 Motor Boating & Sailing Jan. 95/1 Chocolate fondue... Serve with dunkable chunks of cake or fruits.

1999 Bristol Post (Nexis) 16 Oct. vii. 10 Lovely taste, very dunkable indeed. One of the best-flavoured biscuits you could hope to buy.

2013 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 Oct. (Epicure section) 16 A choose-your-own broth that bubbles at the table..with big platters of dunkable ingredients for the table to share.

2. More generally: capable of withstanding immersion in water (see dunk v. 2).

ΚΠ

1942 N.Y. Times 4 May 9 (advt.) More and more women are wearing more and more seersucker. It's dunkable, needs little or no ironing [etc.].

1951 Vogue Dec. 150 A bathing suit of pink Crompton velveteen (as dunkable as you are).

1992 Pop. Photogr. May 50/3 The world's smallest and lightest weather-resistant (splashable but not dunkable) zoom camera.

2008 K. Copeland & C. Copeland Utah Canyon Country (2012) 163 If you intend to continue in the Escalante River, dunkable boots are essential.

B. n.

An item of food that is suitable or intended for dunking (see dunk v. 1). Usually in plural.

ΚΠ

1937 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 3 Sept. 3/1 (advt.) Feather-light doughnuts... These dunkables are crammed..with health-giving calories.

1990 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Dec. d1 A fabulous easy appetizer dip... Serve tortilla chips, bread sticks, pita triangles or bagel thins as dunkables.

2000 F. Kerner Fabulous Fondues 16 The chunk of bread or other dunkable simply has to be big enough so that both fork prongs fit into it.

2011 S. Liberman Amer. Food by Decades vii. 157 Depending on the type of fondue that was served, ‘dunkables’ included French bread, fruit, meat, or pieces of cake.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dunkable
释义	dunkableadj.n. Brit. /ˈdʌŋkəbl/, U.S. /ˈdəŋkəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dunk v., -able suffix. Etymology: < dunk v. + -able suffix. Originally U.S. A. adj. 1. Of food: suitable or intended for dunking (see dunk v. 1).Typically with reference to pastries, biscuits, and other items of food dunked into beverages, sauces, etc. Occasionally with reference to dips, sauces, etc., into which items of food are dunked (see e.g. quot. 1970). ΚΠ 1927 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 24 June 16/3 The brioche and the croissant... The croissant..is by far the most dunkable. 1970 Boone (Iowa) News-Republican 20 Feb. 3/6 If you like your raw vegetables moistened with a dunkable dip, try this. 1973 Motor Boating & Sailing Jan. 95/1 Chocolate fondue... Serve with dunkable chunks of cake or fruits. 1999 Bristol Post (Nexis) 16 Oct. vii. 10 Lovely taste, very dunkable indeed. One of the best-flavoured biscuits you could hope to buy. 2013 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 15 Oct. (Epicure section) 16 A choose-your-own broth that bubbles at the table..with big platters of dunkable ingredients for the table to share. 2. More generally: capable of withstanding immersion in water (see dunk v. 2). ΚΠ 1942 N.Y. Times 4 May 9 (advt.) More and more women are wearing more and more seersucker. It's dunkable, needs little or no ironing [etc.]. 1951 Vogue Dec. 150 A bathing suit of pink Crompton velveteen (as dunkable as you are). 1992 Pop. Photogr. May 50/3 The world's smallest and lightest weather-resistant (splashable but not dunkable) zoom camera. 2008 K. Copeland & C. Copeland Utah Canyon Country (2012) 163 If you intend to continue in the Escalante River, dunkable boots are essential. B. n. An item of food that is suitable or intended for dunking (see dunk v. 1). Usually in plural. ΚΠ 1937 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 3 Sept. 3/1 (advt.) Feather-light doughnuts... These dunkables are crammed..with health-giving calories. 1990 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Dec. d1 A fabulous easy appetizer dip... Serve tortilla chips, bread sticks, pita triangles or bagel thins as dunkables. 2000 F. Kerner Fabulous Fondues 16 The chunk of bread or other dunkable simply has to be big enough so that both fork prongs fit into it. 2011 S. Liberman Amer. Food by Decades vii. 157 Depending on the type of fondue that was served, ‘dunkables’ included French bread, fruit, meat, or pieces of cake. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1927
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