comestible
/kəˈmes.tə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈmes.tə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /kə-ˈme-stə-bəl/ (ame, mw) · /kəˈmestəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /kəˈmestəbl/ (ame, ipa)
comestible — noun
1. a piece of food, especially when listed alongside other things people eat or dri
a piece of food, especially when listed alongside other things people eat or drink — most often used in the plural as a slightly old-fashioned or playful word for groceries or party fare.
Rania unpacked the picnic basket and laid out every comestible on the checkered blanket.
countable singular: 'every comestible'
The shop window displayed cheeses, pickles, and other expensive comestibles from across Europe.
typical plural with list of food items
Eli stocked the cabin with enough comestibles to last the whole hiking trip.
Guests arrived bearing wine, fresh bread, and a tray of homemade comestibles.
Linh's grandmother kept the finest comestibles for visitors who arrived during the New Year holiday.
- foodstuffs
neutral, slightly formal; common in trade and packaging contexts
- provisions
emphasises food stored for a trip or stay, not just any food
- victuals
old-fashioned/literary, similar register to 'comestibles'
文法句型
usually in the plural: comestibles
用法筆記
Almost always plural in real use; the singular sounds humorous or archaic. Distinguish from the adjective sense (entry 2), where the same form means 'safe to eat' rather than 'a thing to eat'.
常見錯誤
comestible — adjective
- comestiblepositive
- more comestiblecomparative
- most comestiblesuperlative
1. able to be eaten without harm — used by botanists, chefs, or careful writers to
able to be eaten without harm — used by botanists, chefs, or careful writers to mark which berries, mushrooms, plants, or parts of an animal a person may safely put in their mouth.
Only three of the wild mushrooms in this forest are comestible; the rest can make a person seriously ill.
predicative: 'are comestible'
Sofia's garden produces comestible flowers that chefs in the village buy for salads.
attributive: 'comestible + plural noun'
The guidebook listed every comestible plant a hiker might find along the mountain trail.
Vivek warned the children that not every red berry on the bush was comestible.
Iker's uncle teaches a course on telling comestible seaweed apart from the poisonous kinds.
文法句型
the X is/are comestible
comestible + noun
用法筆記
Frequently appears in scientific, culinary, or survival-guide writing, where it pairs with words like 'plant', 'mushroom', 'flower', 'berry', or 'fungus'. In ordinary speech, 'edible' is the natural everyday word; reach for 'comestible' only when the register is already formal.