Definitions for eatableˈi tə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

eat•a•bleˈi tə bəl(adj.)

  1. edible.

  2. (n.)Usu., eatables. articles of food.

Origin of eatable:

1475–85

Princeton's WordNet

  1. comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals(adj)

    any substance that can be used as food

  2. edible, comestible, eatable(adj)

    suitable for use as food

Wiktionary

  1. eatable(Noun)

    Anything edible

  2. eatable(Noun)

    food

  3. eatable(Adjective)

    Able to be eaten; edible.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eatable(adj)

    capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible

  2. Eatable(noun)

    something fit to be eaten


Translations for eatable

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

eatable(adjective)

fit to be eaten

The meal was scarcely eatable.

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