comestible

co·mes·ti·ble

C0502500 (kə-mĕs′tə-bəl)adj. Fit to be eaten; edible.n. Something that can be eaten as food: meat, cheese, and other comestibles.

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[French, from Old French, from Late Latin comēstibilis, from Latin comēstus, alteration (influenced by pōtus, drunk) of comēsus, past participle of comedere, to eat up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

comestible

(kəˈmɛstɪbəl) n (Cookery) (usually plural) foodadj a rare word for edible[C15: from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo]

co•mes•ti•ble

(kəˈmɛs tə bəl)

adj. 1. edible; eatable. n. 2. Usu., comestibles. articles of food; edibles. [1475–85; < Late Latin comēstibilis= Latin comēst(us), past participle of comedere to eat up (see comedo) + -ibilis -ible]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comestible - any substance that can be used as foodeatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victualsfood, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissuetuck - eatables (especially sweets)
Adj.	1.	comestible - suitable for use as foodeatable, edibledigestible - capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canalpalatable, toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"

comestible

adjectiveFit to be eaten:eatable, edible, esculent.nounSomething fit to be eaten:aliment, bread, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pap, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual.Slang: chow, eats, grub.

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