Tuesday word: Comestible

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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Comestible (adjective, noun)
comestible [kuh-mes-tuh-buhl]

adjective
1. edible; eatable.

noun
1. Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.

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Origin: 1475–85; < Late Latin comēstibilis, equivalent to Latin comēst ( us ), past participle of comedere to eat up ( see comedo; -ēstus for -ēs ( s ) us by analogy with gestus, ūstus, etc.; see combust) + -ibilis -ible; see eat

Example Sentences
William called it the “Circuitous Cryptanalytic Comestible Contest,” and it took place all over town.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Stakes at chess must not be confounded with the favourite "Comestible."
From Chess History and Reminiscences by Bird, H. E. (Henry Edward)

Comments

[kitarella_imagines]

I think this word is used a lot in the British Armed Forces, I'm sure I've heard them use it.