comestible
nounEtymology 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.
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In plural Anything that can be eaten; food.
- Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees.1910, Frank Richards, The Greyfriar′s Picnic:
- Both serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles.1986 February, Joan Fox, “Restaurants: Just Like Mama Used to Cook”, in Cincinnati Magazine, page 116:
2 more examples
- For instance, a food ration can be polymorphed into a carrot, a tripe ration, or any other comestible.June 4ᵗʰ, 1989, “Pete Granger” (username), Hack Tutorial, Part 03/03, rec.games.hack
- 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.2003, Priscilla Boniface, Tasting Tourism: Travelling for Food and Drink, page 74:
- Coordinate terms
- beverage