co·mes·ti·ble

(kə-mĕs′tə-bəl)

adj.

Fit to be eaten; edible.

Something that can be eaten as food: meat, cheese, and other comestibles.

[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.]

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comestible

(kəˈmɛstɪbəl)

(Cookery) (usually plural) food

adj

a rare word for edible

[C15: from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo]

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co•mes•ti•ble

(kəˈmɛs tə bəl)

adj.

1. edible; eatable.

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

comestible

adjective

Fit to be eaten:

eatable, edible, esculent.

noun

Something 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.

Translations

jedlýjídlopoživatelnýpoživatina

φαγώσιμος

comestible

[kəˈmestɪbl] ADJ (frm) → comestible

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comestible

n usu pl → Nahrungsmittel pl

adj → essbar; comestible goods → Nahrungsmittel pl

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For by his inner light the righteous man has discerned a manner of compounding for it a dressing to the appetency whereof a multitude of gustible condiments conspire, being reconciled and ameliorated with profusion of oil, the entire comestible making glad the heart of the godly and causing his face to shine.

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That's all I know as I had no opportunity to observe the more intimate effects of that comestible. I myself never eat cake, and Mrs.

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In the distribution of these comestibles, as in every other household duty, Mrs.

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Wine, wax-lights, comestibles, rouge, crinoline-petticoats, diamonds, wigs, Louis- Quatorze gimcracks, and old china, park hacks, and splendid high- stepping carriage horses--all the delights of life, I say,--would go to the deuce, if people did but act upon their silly principles and avoid those whom they dislike and abuse.

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If you will allow me to take the liberty of remarking that there are few comestibles better, in their way, than a Devil, and that I believe, with a little division of labour, we could accomplish a good one if the young person in attendance could produce a gridiron, I would put it to you, that this little misfortune may be easily repaired.'

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Se registro que la categoria con mayor indice de diversidad en especies es la comestible (5,72080), seguido de las especies medicinales (4,40422), decoracion (4,37983) y para combustible (4,06944).

VALOR SOCIOECONOMICO DE LAS PLANTAS PARA UNA COMUNIDAD INDIGENA TOTONACA

The prices of gas, meat, comestible and other compulsory household needs have drastically increased with the increase in cold weather.

Skardu weather and woes

Un recubrimiento comestible es una pelicula que envuelve al alimento y que puede ser consumida como parte del mismo [4].

Conservacion de yuca (Manihot esculenta) con recubrimiento a base de harina de cascara de platano