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

Pretty much the only comestibles in stock are bags of candy and jars of baby food, which makes Jeffrey one of the first screen criminals to fret about tooth decay.

From The Wall Street Journal

In one small but noticeable departure from the before times, the same server takes orders for both comestibles and combustibles instead of having separate servers for food and flower.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

It’s no small feat that Irie has managed to make the commingling of comestibles and combustibles feel so normal and so seamless, especially given how logistically challenging it was to pull off the location.

From Los Angeles Times

I’d think as I read yet another snarky paean to Fairway, another article on how to survive air travel on those harrowing flights to Italy with a few gourmet comestibles.

From Washington Post