comestible
English · Español · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
comestible
- /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/
- /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/ UK, also
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more comestible · most comestible
noun comestibles
-
Anything that can be eaten; food.
Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.
Similar: foodstuff, sustenance, victuals, aliment, bait, belly-timber, chow, comestibles, cuisine, eatables, eats, edibles
Translations
Every language
adj suitable to be eaten; edible
| Español | comestible, comible |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 먹을 수 있는 meogeul su inneun |
| 日本語 | 食べられる taberareru, 食用に適する shokuyō ni teki suru |
| 中文 | 可食 kěshí |
| Português | comestível |
| Français | comestible |
| Deutsch | essbar, genießbar, Speise- |
| Italiano | commestibile, mangereccio, mangiabile |
| Ελληνικά | φαγώσιμος fagósimos |
| Русский | съедо́бный sʺjedóbnyj |
| العربية | صَالِح لِلْأَكَل ṣāliḥ lilʔakal |
noun anything that can be eaten; food
| Português | comestível |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nahrungsmittel, Essen |
| Ελληνικά | φαγώσιμο fagósimo, τρόφιμο trófimo |
Talk about this word "comestible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/comestible. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. comestible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/comestible "comestible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/comestible.Cite this
@misc{comestible_2026,
title = {comestible},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comestible},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
