co·mes·ti·ble (k -m s t-bl)adj. Fit to be eaten; edible. n. Something that can be eaten as food: meat, cheese, and other comestibles. [French, from Old French, from Late Latin com  stibilis, from Latin comstus, alteration (influenced by p tus, drunk) of comsus, 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) food
adj
a rare word for edible
[from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo]
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| Noun | 1. |  comestible - any substance that can be used as foodtuck - eatables (especially sweets) |
| Adj. | 1. | comestible - suitable for use as food digestible - capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal palatable, toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem" tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef" |
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