eatable

• Veralteter Ausdruck für zum Essen geeignet; wird in der heutigen Sprache meist durch 'essbar' ersetzt.

An older term meaning fit to be eaten; now largely replaced by 'edible' in modern usage.

1. Fit to be eatenA2informal

   In a condition suitable for eating; not spoiled or poisonous.

   essbar

   • The fruit is still eatable even though it looks a bit bruised.
   • Is this leftover pizza still eatable?
   • The mushrooms in the forest are not eatable.

   Synonymecomestibleconsumableedible

   Antonymeinediblepoisonousrottenspoileduneatableunpalatable