# comestible
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French comestible, or its source, Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“I 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (Received Pronunciation, also) IPA: /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/
* Hyphenation US: co‧mes‧ti‧ble; UK: com‧est‧ible

### Adjective

comestible (comparative more comestible, superlative most comestible)
* Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]
** 1536, Thomas Elyot, Castell of Helth:Some herbes are most comestible.
** 1972 March 6, Richard W. Langer, “Sage, Rosemary and Thyme: Growing Your Own Fresh Herbs”, in New York, page 40:What with freeze-dried chives costing $96 a pound, and those snipped fresh for the omelette from the potted garden on the kitchen ledge almost free, the bountiful begonia has given way in many apartments to more comestible greenery.
** 1993, M. J. Trow, Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring, published 2000, page 112:Lestrade raised his mug in a loyal toast while Lady Pauline saw to the more comestible sort for breakfast.
** 2007, Rene Simo, The Little Gringo: Love and Martyrdom in Cameroon, page 12:From the palm nut we derive palm oil, the most comestible oil in our country and in the whole of Africa.

#### Usage notes

Relatively formal; edible is the usual term, while eatable is rather informal.

#### Synonyms

* (suitable to be eaten): eatable, edible, esculent

#### Coordinate terms

* drinkable, potable

#### Derived terms

* comestibility
* comestibly
* noncomestible

#### Translations
### Noun

comestible (plural comestibles)
* (chiefly in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food. [From 19th c.]
    Synonyms: foodstuff, sustenance, victuals; see also Thesaurus:food
** 1910, Frank Richards, The Greyfriar′s Picnic:Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.
** 1986 February, Joan Fox, “Restaurants: Just Like Mama Used to Cook”, in Cincinnati Magazine, page 116:Both serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles.
** June 4th, 1989, “Pete Granger” (username), Hack Tutorial, Part 03/03, rec.games.hack:
    For instance, a food ration can be polymorphed into a carrot, a tripe ration, or any other comestible.
** 2003, Priscilla Boniface, Tasting Tourism: Travelling for Food and Drink, page 74:Precisely that, for example, homemade food, craft pottery, rough-hewn wood furniture, and consumption of comestibles in a barn, are not the usual daily experience is the reason it is fun, enticing and a contrast for a person when on holiday.

#### Usage notes

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.

#### Coordinate terms

* beverage (relatively formal term for something intended to be drunk)

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “comestible”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“I eat”).

### Adjective

comestible (epicene, plural comestibles)
* edible (that can be eaten without harm; suitable for consumption)

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”).

### Adjective

comestible m or f (masculine and feminine plural comestibles)
* comestible
    Synonym: menjable
    Antonyms: immenjable, incomestible

### Noun

comestible m (plural comestibles)
* (in the plural) comestibles, edibles

#### Further reading

* “comestible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

comestible (plural comestibles)
* comestible
    Synonym: mangeable
    Antonyms: immangeable, incomestible

#### Derived terms

* chrysanthème comestible

### Further reading

* “comestible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* comestível (reintegrationist)
* comestíbel

### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“I eat”).

### Pronunciation

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### Adjective

comestible m or f (plural comestibles)
* edible
    Antonyms: incomestible, incomestíbel

### Noun

comestible m (plural comestibles)
* (usually in the plural) comestible, edible

#### Related terms

* comer

#### Further reading

* “comestible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Occitan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“I eat”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Adjective

comestible m (feminine singular comestibla, masculine plural comestibles, feminine plural comestiblas)
* edible

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /komesˈtible/ [ko.mesˈt̪i.β̞le]
* Rhymes: -ible
* Syllabification: co‧mes‧ti‧ble

### Adjective

comestible m or f (masculine and feminine plural comestibles)
* edible, comestible
    Antonym: incomestible

#### Usage notes

* Not to be confused with comible.

### Noun

comestible m (plural comestibles)
* (chiefly in the plural) groceries, comestible, food

#### Related terms

* comer

### Further reading

* “comestible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10