comestível

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”). Piecewise doublet of comível.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.mesˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ko.mesˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.mesˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ko.mesˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.meʃˈt͡ʃi.vew/ [ko.meʃˈt͡ʃi.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.mɨʃˈti.vɛl/ [ku.mɨʃˈti.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.mɨʃˈti.vɛl/ [ku.mɨʃˈti.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.mɨʃˈti.bɛl/ [ku.mɨʃˈti.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: co‧mes‧tí‧vel

Adjective

comestível m or f (plural comestíveis, comparable, comparative mais comestível, superlative o mais comestível or comestibilíssimo)

1. which can be eaten without harm; edible
2. (colloquial) appearing to be true or real; verisimilar
3. (colloquial) sexually attractive; sexy

Related terms

• comer
• comível