comestible

comestible
adj.
edible, eatable.
m.
food, foodstuff, comestible, food product.
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comestible
adjetivo
1 edible, eatable
nombre masculino plural comestibles
1 groceries, food sing, foodstuffs plural
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1.
ADJ (=digerible) edible
2. pl comestibles
SMPL
1) (=alimentos) food sing ; (Com) foodstuffs; [en tienda, supermercado] groceries

tienda de comestibles — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)

2) (=provisiones) provisions
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adjetivo edible
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= edible, eatable, esculent.
Ex. The author reviews the on-line and other computerised information services offered to users of information about edible oil and fats.
Ex. So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
Ex. She is a chef at a top-notch restaurant whose claim to fame is that every dish on the menu features an esculent native plant.
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* comestibles = food, foodstuffs, groceries.
* nido comestible = esculent nest.
* tienda de comestibles = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.
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adjetivo edible
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= edible, eatable, esculent.

Ex: The author reviews the on-line and other computerised information services offered to users of information about edible oil and fats.

Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
Ex: She is a chef at a top-notch restaurant whose claim to fame is that every dish on the menu features an esculent native plant.
* comestibles = food, foodstuffs, groceries.
* nido comestible = esculent nest.
* tienda de comestibles = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.

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comestible1
adjective
edible
comestible2
masculine
tienda de comestibles grocery store (AmE), grocer's (shop) (BrE)
este tipo de comestible this sort of food
llevaron comestibles suficientes para tres meses they took enough food for three months
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comestible adjetivo
edible
comestible
I adjetivo edible: estas raíces son comestibles, these are edible roots
II mpl comestibles, food sing, foodstuff(s)
'comestible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceitera
- cardo
- diente
- dulzura
- seta
- yuca
English:
eatable
- edible
- inedible
- wonder
- toadstool
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comestible
adj
edible, eatable
comestibles nmpl
food;
tienda de comestibles grocer's (shop), grocery store
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comestible
I adj eatable, edible
II m foodstuff;
comestibles pl food sg
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comestible adj
: edible
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comestible adj edible

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  • comestible — Comestible …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • comestible — [ kɔmɛstibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1390; lat. comestus, de comedere « manger » 1 ♦ Qui peut servir d aliment à l homme. Denrées comestibles. Champignons comestibles (⇒aussi consommable, mangeable) . 2 ♦ N. m. pl. (1787) Denrées alimentaires. Boutique… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Comestible — Co*mes ti*ble, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus, comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com + edere to eat.] Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent. [1913 Webster] Some herbs are most comestible. Sir T. Elyot. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • comestible — COMESTIBLE. adject. des 2 genr. Qui peut se manger. Il ne se dit que De ce qui convient à la nourriture de l homme, et ne se prend guère adjectivement que dans ces phrases: Denrées comestibles. Viandes et autres chosescomestibles. [b]f♛/b] L… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • comestible — (n.) 1837, article of food, from Fr. comestible (14c.), from L.L. comestibilis, from L. comestus, pp. of comedere eat up, consume, from com thoroughly (see COM (Cf. com )) + edere to eat (see EDIBLE (Cf. edible …   Etymology dictionary

  • Comestible — Co*mes ti*ble, n. Something suitable to be eaten; commonly in the plural. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • comestible — Relativo a una sustancia que puede ser comida. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • comestible — index palatable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • comestible — adjetivo 1. Que se puede utilizar como alimento: setas comestibles, raíces comestibles. sustantivo masculino 1. (preferentemente en plural) Alimento, cosas de comer: tienda de comestibles. Lo que necesitan los países subdesarrollados son… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • comestible — (Del lat. comestibĭlis). 1. adj. Que se puede comer. 2. m. Todo género de mantenimiento. U. m. en pl.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • comestible — formal or humorous ► NOUN ▪ an item of food. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ edible. ORIGIN Latin comestibilis, from comedere eat up …   English terms dictionary

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