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Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.
Ivan Pavlov

Meaning of "edible" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EDIBLE

From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edere to eat.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EDIBLE

edible  [ˈɛdɪbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EDIBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Edible is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EDIBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of edible in the English dictionary

The definition of edible in the dictionary is fit to be eaten; eatable.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EDIBLE


able
ˈeɪbəl
audible
ˈɔːdɪbəl
cable
ˈkeɪbəl
credible
ˈkrɛdɪbəl
dibble
ˈdɪbəl
enable
ɪnˈeɪbəl
flexible
ˈflɛksɪbəl
includible
ɪnˈkluːdɪbəl
inedible
ɪnˈɛdɪbəl
invendible
ɪnˈvɛndɪbəl
label
ˈleɪbəl
mandible
ˈmændɪbəl
noncorrodible
ˌnɒnkəˈrəʊdɪbəl
nonedible
nɒˈnɛdɪbəl
possible
ˈpɒsɪbəl
stable
ˈsteɪbəl
street-credible
ˈstriːtˌkrɛdɪbəl
subaudible
sʌbˈɔːdɪbəl
table
ˈteɪbəl
uncredible
ʌnˈkrɛdɪbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EDIBLE

edibility
edible crab
edible snail
edibleness
edibles
edict
Edict of Nantes
edictal
edictally
edification
edificatory
edifice
edificial
edified
edifier
edifies
edify
edifying
edifyingly
edile

WORDS THAT END LIKE EDIBLE

accessible
addible
ascendible
comprehendible
corrodible
descendible
elidible
eludible
erodible
evadible
excludible
extendible
inaudible
incorrodible
incredible
ineludible
rendible
suspendible
undescendible
unvendible
vendible

Synonyms and antonyms of edible in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EDIBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «edible» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of edible

Translation of «edible» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EDIBLE

Find out the translation of edible to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of edible from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «edible» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可食用的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comestible
570 millions of speakers

English

edible
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाद्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَالِحٌ لِلَأكْل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

съедобный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comestível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোজ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comestible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh dimakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

essbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

食べられる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식용의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bisa ditonton
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn được
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமையல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाद्यतेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yenilebilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

commestibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jadalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

їстівний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comestibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαγώσιμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eetbare
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ätbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiselig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of edible

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EDIBLE»

The term «edible» is very widely used and occupies the 15.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EDIBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «edible» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «edible» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about edible

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9 QUOTES WITH «EDIBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word edible.
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Mario Batali
As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible.
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Ambrose Bierce
Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
3
David Chang
I look forward to the spring vegetables because the season is so short. Mushrooms, edible foraged herbs, wild leeks, early season asparagus.
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Yahya Jammeh
Today, the origin of 90% of all the edible food Gambians consume are from places they have never heard of.
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Ivan Pavlov
Edible substances evoke the secretion of thick, concentrated saliva. Why? The answer, obviously, is that this enables the mass of food to pass smoothly through the tube leading from the mouth into the stomach.
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Adam Richman
There is no right way to go on an edible journey. You can never tell what is going to be great, so you have to try everything. If you become doctrinaire about sticking to lowbrow foods or epicurean delights, your just being an extremist, and it won't do you any good.
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Chad Smith
Edible names are what drives me as a musician. My next band will be called the Hot Dogs.
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Paul Stamets
Lion's mane may be our first 'smart' mushroom. It is a safe, edible fungus that appears to confer cognitive benefits on our aging population.
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Paul Stamets
Through trial-and-error and observable outcomes, our ancestors narrowed the field of edible mushroom candidates to just a few with remarkable, health-supporting properties.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EDIBLE»

Discover the use of edible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to edible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edible Wild Plants
Edible wild plants have one or more parts that can be used for food if gathered at the appropriate stage of growth and properly prepared. Edible Wild Plants includes extensive information and recipes on plants from the four categories.
John Kallas, 2010
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The Edible Balcony: Growing Fresh Produce in Small Spaces
Longtime urban gardener Mitchell shows readers how to transform whatever space they have, from a balcony or rooftop to a fire escape or window box, into a profusion of fresh, seasonal produce.
Alex Mitchell, 2012
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Edible Coatings and Films to Improve Food Quality, Second ...
Since the publication of the first edition of this text, ever-increasing coatings research has led to many developments in the field.
Elizabeth A. Baldwin, Robert Hagenmaier, Jinhe Bai, 2011
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Edible: An Illustrated Guide to the World's Food Plants
Profiles over two hundred food plants from around the world, examining the origins, history, and modern-day cultural and culinary uses of vegetables, nuts, grains, herbs, and spices.
‎2008
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Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 ...
Presents a season-by-season guide to the identification, harvest, and preparation of more than two hundred common edible plants to be found in the wild.
Thomas S. Elias, Peter A. Dykeman, 2009
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A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central ...
An illustrated handbook describes the most common edible plants, their range, uses as food, and suggested methods of cooking.
Lee Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson, 1977
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Edible & Medicinal Flowers
This guide brings together an extraordinary collection of over 80 flowers, trees and herbs that not only give a magnificent show in the garden, but also have remarkable healing properties and can be used in cooking and as cosmetic ...
‎2000
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An Edible History of Humanity
A lighthearted chronicle of how foods have transformed human culture throughout the ages traces the barley- and wheat-driven early civilizations of the near East through the corn and potato industries in America.
Tom Standage, 2010
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America the Edible: A Hungry History, from Sea to Dining Sea
The host of the Travel Channel's most popular show explains how iconic American foods--including bagels, fried chicken, hot dogs, fries and more--have captured our culinary imagination and explores the ethnic, economic and cultural factors ...
Adam Richman
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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
This is a field guide to edible wild plants.
Bradford Angier, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EDIBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term edible is used in the context of the following news items.
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Call for Hong Kong to plug loophole on edible oil that is potentially …
A nutritionist agreed on the need to set clear standards for fresh edible fats and oils, saying it would be a good step in ensuring the food ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Bugged: Asheville warms to edible insects
I borrowed Edible from the library last year, and my wife and I ordered ... Her nametag reads “Alyssa, Bug Dealer,” and a copy of Edible lays on ... «Mountain Xpress, Jul 15»
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Edible Southern Gothic at Culver City's Hatchet Hall
Carrie Nation was a devout temperance crusader during Prohibition made famous for “smashing” saloons with hatchets under the guise of ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
4
EDIBLE: The Internet can be our friend! We should have it over for …
Chateau Julien's new owner, Greg Ahn of Folktale Winery: “We're spending the next few weeks reimagining the public spaces and giving it a ... «Monterey County Weekly, Jul 15»
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Visiting the Palace of Versailles' kitchen garden: Espaliers, pears …
The gardens still produce more than 50 tons of fruits and 30 tons of vegetables as well as edible flowers, which are sold in Versailles markets ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Bake-a-Bowl turns batter into edible serving dishes
The nonstick pans form edible bowls with a rounded indentation for a chosen filling. The pans also can be used to shape refrigerated biscuits, ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Edible Garden of Terra Tech Corp (OTCMKTS:TRTC) Gets $300000 …
Edible Garden will be receiving a total sum of $300,000 spreading over nine months time. The company has already received its first cheque of ... «Journal Transcript, Jul 15»
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A Very Brief Food Tour of the Met
Share · Tweet. Email. Comment. Share on Google+ · tumblr · stumble · reddit. Print. By Sarah McColl, Writer at Edible Manhattan ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Edible lipstick. It's a thing. Really
Thanks to swish Chinese restaurant Chai Wu, us ladies can now sneak a beauty treat with edible lipsticks (amongst other nutritionally packed ... «Marie Claire.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Gardening with Deb Babcock: The Yampa plant and other edible
#Other native plants to the Yampa Valley that are edible include three types of violets (Viola rydbergii, V. adunca and V.nuttallii) that are white, ... «Steamboat Pilot & Today, Jul 15»

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