uneatable

(ʌnˈiːtəbəl)

adj

not pleasant or safe enough to be eaten

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Adj.

uneatable - not suitable for food

inedible

indigestible - digested with difficulty

unpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"

tough - resistant to cutting or chewing

Translations

immangiabile

uneatable

[ˈʌnˈiːtəbl] ADJ → incomible, que no se puede comer

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uneatable

adj → ungenießbar

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When in this state the meat is, of course, quite uneatable; but the Gauchos assert, that if buried for some time in fresh earth, the taint is removed.

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The English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

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