eat·able I. \ˈēd.əbəl, ˈētəb-\adjective Etymology: Middle English etable, from eten to eat + -able — more at eat I : fit to be eaten: a.: such as can be taken as food without risk or utter revulsion though usually without pleasure < a piece of bread, stale and slightly moldy but eatable > b.: pleasant to eat < her cherry cobbler is very eatable > II. noun (-s) 1.: something to eat 2.eatablesplural: food