comestible

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• /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/
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Borrowed from Middle French comestible, or its source, Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”), from com- (English com-) + edō (“I eat”) (as in English edible), from Proto-Indo-European (whence also English eat). Cognate with Spanish comestible (“grocery”). Attested as adjective in late 15th century, from Middle French, but fell from use in the 17th century, thence reintroduced from Modern French in 19th century. Corresponding terms in various Romance languages, more distant cognates include Portuguese and Spanish comida.

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: صَالِح لِلْأَكَل (ṣāliḥ lilʔakal) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Armenian: ուտելի (uteli) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Bulgarian: ядлив (jadliv) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Catalan: comestible — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Chinese Mandarin: 可食 (kěshí) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Czech: jedlý — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Czech: poživatelný — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Danish: spiselige — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Dutch: eetwaren — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Finnish: syötävä — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Finnish: syömäkelpoinen — suitable to be eaten; edible
• French: comestible — suitable to be eaten; edible
• German: essbar — suitable to be eaten; edible
• German: genießbar — suitable to be eaten; edible
• German: Speise- — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Greek: φαγώσιμος (fagósimos) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Italian: commestibile — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Italian: mangereccio — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Italian: mangiabile — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Japanese: 食べられる (taberareru) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Japanese: 食用に適する (shokuyō ni teki suru) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Korean: 먹을 수 있는 (meogeul su inneun) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Mongolian: хүнсний нөөц (xünsnii nööc) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Norwegian: spiselig — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Persian: خوردنی (xordani) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Polish: jadalny — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Portuguese: comestível — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Russian: съедо́бный (sʺjedóbnyj) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Slovak: jedlý — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Slovak: požívateľný — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Spanish: comestible — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Spanish: comible — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Swedish: ätbar — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Swedish: ätlig — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Turkish: yenebilir — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Turkish: yenilebilir — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Ukrainian: їстівни́й (jistivnýj) — suitable to be eaten; edible
• Armenian: սնունդ (snund) — anything that can be eaten; food
• Armenian: ուտելիք (utelikʻ) — anything that can be eaten; food
• Bulgarian: храна (hrana) — anything that can be eaten; food
• Bulgarian: хранителни продукти (hranitelni produkti) — anything that can be eaten; food
• Czech: jídlo — anything that can be eaten; food
• Czech: poživatina — anything that can be eaten; food
• Finnish: syötävä — anything that can be eaten; food
• German: Nahrungsmittel — anything that can be eaten; food
• German: Essen — anything that can be eaten; food
• Greek: φαγώσιμο (fagósimo) — anything that can be eaten; food
• Greek: τρόφιμο (trófimo) — anything that can be eaten; food
• Polish: pokarm — anything that can be eaten; food
• Polish: pożywienie — anything that can be eaten; food
• Portuguese: comestível — anything that can be eaten; food
• Volapük: fidadin — anything that can be eaten; food