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edible

/ˈɛdɪbəl/ UK
[ˈɛdɪbɫ̩] UK
/ˈɛdəbəl/ US
[ˈɛdəbɫ̩] US
/ˈedɪbəl/ Australia
[ˈedɪbɫ̩] Australia

Rhymes with -ɛdɪbəl, -ɛdəbəl

Where it comes from

From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edō (“eat”). Doublet of eatable.

adjective

not comparable Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans. edible fruit
Similar: esculent
not comparable Capable of being eaten without disgust or disrelish. Although stale, the bread was edible.
not comparable In which edible plants are grown for human consumption. Gardens do not contain flowers and ornamental plants, but edible plants. Although edible, these gardens are equally valued for their aesthetic qualities. It is women who collect from edible gardens, […]

noun edibles

Anything edible.
In particular, an edible mushroom.
Similar: esculent
A foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol and/or other cannabinoids from cannabutter or other marijuana.

Similar: food

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: eatable, comestible, pabulum, victual, killable, nontoxic, nonpoisonous, victuals, eating, food, nutritional, consumable, dietary, cooking, spring, meat

adjective

noun

Similar: food

Translations

Every language

adj that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption

Español	comestible
日本語	食用の shokuyō no, 食べられる taberareru, 食える kueru
中文	食用的 shíyòng de, 可吃的 kěchī de
हिन्दी	खाद्य khādya
Português	comestível, edível, comível
Français	comestible
Deutsch	essbar, eßbar
Italiano	commestibile, edibile, edule
Ελληνικά	βρώσιμος vrósimos, φαγώσιμος fagósimos, εδώδιμος edódimos
Română	comestibil, mâncabil
Русский	съедо́бный sʺjedóbnyj, го́дный в пи́щу gódnyj v píšču
Tiếng Việt	ăn được
العربية	صَالِح لِلْأَكَل ṣāliḥ lilʔakal
עברית	אכיל akhil

adj that can be eaten without disgust

Español	comible, edible
Français	mangeable

noun anything edible

Français	comestible
Ελληνικά	φαγώσιμα fagósima, εδώδιμα edódima
Русский	съестно́е sʺjestnóje

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@misc{edible_2026,
  title = {edible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}