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comestible
[ kuh-mes-tuh-buhl ]
/ kəˈmɛs tə bəl /
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adjective
edible; eatable.
noun
Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.
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Words nearby comestible
come out with, come over, comer, come round, comes, comestible, comet, cometh, come through, come to, come to a halt
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Word Origin for comestible
C15: from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo
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