eatable
pronunciation
How to pronounce eatable in British English:
UK [ˈi:təbl]
How to pronounce eatable in American English:
US [ˈitəbəl]
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- Noun:
- any substance that can be used as food
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- Adjective:
- suitable for use as food
Word Origin
- eatable (adj.)
- late 15c., from eat + -able. Compare sdible.
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Example
- 1. Although she was hungry until she realized these were eatable .
- 2. It 's hard to preserve food fresh and eatable in summer .
- 3. There being nothing eatable within his reach , oliver replied in the affirmative .
- 4. The dough art is a kind of modelling art using eatable flour as material and special tool sometimes .
- 5. Our school meals are hardly eatable .