comestible

co·mes·ti·ble  (k-mst-bl)

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 comstibilis, from Latin comstus, alteration (influenced by ptus, drunk) of comsus, past participle of comedere, to eat up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + edere, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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comestible [kəˈmɛstɪb^əl]

n

(Cookery) (usually plural) food

adj

a rare word for edible

[from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	comestible - any substance that can be used as food eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue tuck - eatables (especially sweets)
Adj.	1.	comestible - suitable for use as food eatable, edible 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"

Translations

comestible [kəˈmestɪbl] ADJ (frm) → comestible

comestible

n usu pl → Nahrungsmittel pl

adj → essbar; comestible goods → Nahrungsmittel pl