comestible

American  

[kuh-mes-tuh-buhl] / kəˈmɛs tə bəl /

adjective

1. edible; eatable.

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noun

1. Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles.

   The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.

comestible British  

/ kəˈmɛstɪbəl /

noun

1. (usually plural) food

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adjective

1. a rare word for edible

Etymology

Origin of comestible

1475–85; < Late Latin comēstibilis, equivalent to Latin comēst ( us ), past participle of comedere to eat up ( comedo; -ēstus for -ēs ( s ) us by analogy with gestus, ūstus, etc.; combust ) + -ibilis -ible; eat

Example Sentences

Pizza then exploded in popularity after the Second World War when returning servicemen brought home a seemingly universal passion for the tasty comestible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

But what happens when those scouts find a comestible motherlode?

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2024

She concocted an ideal Sunday itinerary in which her cravings would guide her on a crosstown comestible spree.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024

She'll often riff on nostalgic flavors, like the Hawaiian Hurricane Popcorn she grew up eating, toying with the idea that the butter mochi itself is a comestible link to childhood comfort.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2021

He wrote to Paris and London for all the delicacies of the "comestible" shops.

From That Boy Of Norcott's by Lever, Charles James