edible, comestible, eatable
(adjective) suitable for use as food
comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
(noun) any substance that can be used as food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
comestible (comparative more comestible, superlative most comestible)
Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]
Relatively formal; edible is the usual term, while eatable is rather informal.
• (suitable to be eaten): eatable, edible, esculent
• drinkable, potable
comestible (plural comestibles)
(chiefly, in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food. [From 19th c.]
Synonyms: foodstuff, sustenance, victuals, Thesaurus:food
Rather formal; the simple term food is far more common. Similarly, the term beverage often serves as a formal equivalent of the more common drink. In both cases, the more elevated term (comestible, beverage) is of French origin, while the plain term (food, drink) is of Old English origin, and this stylistic difference by origin is common; see list of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations.
• beverage (relatively formal term for something intended to be drunk)
Source: Wiktionary
Co*mes"ti*ble, a. Etym: [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. pf comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]
Definition: Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. Some herbs are most comestible. Sir T. Elyot.
Co*mes"ti*ble, n.
Definition: Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
