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eatable

[ ee-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˈi tə bəl /
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adjective
noun
Usually eatables. articles of food.
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Origin of eatable

First recorded in 1475–85; eat + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM eatable

non·eat·a·ble, adjectiveun·eat·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for eatable

eatable
/ (ˈiːtəbəl) /

adjective
fit or suitable for eating; edible
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