esculento

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēsculentus, derived from ēsca (“food; bait”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.skuˈlɛn.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛnto
• Hyphenation: e‧scu‧lèn‧to

Adjective

esculento (feminine esculenta, masculine plural esculenti, feminine plural esculente)

1. (literary, especially of plants) esculent, edible

   Synonyms: commestibile, (uncommon) edule, mangereccio, mangiabile

   Antonym: (uncommon) incommestibile

Related terms

• esca
• scarola

Latin

Adjective

ēsculentō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ēsculentus