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Meanings of edible in English

Portuguese
comestível
Catalan
comestible

Suitable for use as food.

Related terms
comestível
Portuguese
alimento
Catalan
queviures

Any substance that can be used as food.

alimento
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Examples for "eatable"
Examples for "eatable"
1
Of the eatable part of the lunch some relics were yet left.
"I Say No"
2
Almost everything eatable within the precincts of the city had been consumed.
The San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake and Fire
3
These plants only grew in a wild state, and were not eatable.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
4
Bread was needed, everything eatable was needed; he would pay without haggling.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
5
They picked up all the pemmican and biscuit that was still eatable.
The English at the North Pole / Part I of the Adventures of Capt...
1
The esculent martin is said to less in size than the wren.
Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side
2
SALSIFY.-Thisesculent is, for the sake of its roots, cultivated in gardens.
The Book of Household Management
3
It is of little value as an esculent, and is rarely cultivated.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
4
Millet is an esculent grain, originally brought from the Eastern countries.
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
5
The flesh particularly on the breast, is fat and esculent.
A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
1
Of comestible there were enormous quantities, well-dressed and ready for use.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
2
Greetings were exchanged between Mr. Johnson and this distinguished comestible.
The History of Mr. Polly
3
What new comestible might best represent where you live?
The Guardian
4
Even Vaniman could not have used more bitter words to express his detestation for soap as a comestible.
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
5
That's all I know as I had no opportunity to observe the more intimate effects of that comestible.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
Usage of edible in English
1
The following year, edible and drinkable products are expected to become legal.
Reuters
2
Higher crude raises the case for edible oil use in competing biofuels.
Reuters
3
In fact, he hadn't seen anything edible so far on the trip.
Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
4
They knew that only Italian food, prepared by Italian hands, was edible.
New york: the novel
5
He's certainly the first person to present edible mining machinery for consideration.
The Guardian
6
The Company's principal products include edible oils and value added hair oils.
Reuters
7
Catechols are widespread in the environment, especially as constituents of edible plants.
Pubmed
8
Marico's flagship products include hair oil brand Parachute and edible oil Saffola.
Reuters
9
The remaining four hundred prisoners began emptying the city of anything edible.
Quest for honour
10
But in time they discovered edible seaweed and bivalves along the coast.
Seveneves
11
Background: IgE-mediated allergic reactions to bullfrog and edible frog have been reported.
Pubmed
12
The scarcity of edible books of the present century has been mentioned.
The Enemies of Books
13
Resilient demand for the edible oil failed to turned the market around.
Reuters
14
Other activities and workshops include a computer hub and inner-city edible gardens.
Radio NZ
15
The first edible food I'd found in Switzerland and it was booby-trapped.
Alpine for You
16
Other tables hold the seeds of dozens of types of edible plants.
The Guardian
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Common
Ireland
Common
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