comestible
/kəˈmɛstəbl̩/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.15 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Some herbes are most comestible."
- "What with freeze-dried chives costing $96 a pound, and those snipped fresh for the omelette from the potted garden on the kitchen ledge almost free, the bountiful begonia has given way in many apartments to more comestible greenery."
- "Lestrade raised his mug in a loyal toast while Lady Pauline saw to the more comestible sort for breakfast."
- "From the palm nut we derive palm oil, the most comestible oil in our country and in the whole of Africa."
- "Comestibles of all sorts came to view, and a smell of cooking spread itself among the trees."
- "Both serve up, with no fanfare, country comestibles."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French comestible, or its source, Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”), from com- (English com-) + edō (“I eat”) (as in English edible), from Proto-Indo-European (whence also English eat). Cognate with Spanish comestible (“grocery”). Attested as adjective in late 15th century, from Middle French, but fell from use in the 17th century, thence reintroduced from Modern French in 19th century. Corresponding terms in various Romance languages, more distant cognates include Portuguese and Spanish comida.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₁ed-, comestible, comestibilis, comedō, -
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/