Edible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any substance that can be used as food

suitable for use as food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛdᵻbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dəʊdˈɛkɐfˌɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəʊdˈɛkɐfˌɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛdᵻbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

victual eatable comestible victuals pabulum

Antonyms

inedible

Parts of Speech

noun	any substance that can be used as food
adjective	suitable for use as food

Word Forms

comestible	adjective	suitable for use as food
victual	verb	take in nourishment
edibleness	noun	the property of being fit to eat
edibility	noun	the property of being fit to eat
comestible	noun	any substance that can be used as food

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

essbar

jede Substanz, die als Lebensmittel verwendet werden kann

🇫🇷French

comestible

toute substance pouvant être utilisée comme aliment

🇪🇸Spanish

comestible

Cualquier sustancia que pueda usarse como alimento.

🇮🇹Italian

commestibile

qualsiasi sostanza che possa essere utilizzata come alimento

🇳🇱Dutch

eetbaar

elke stof die als voedsel kan worden gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

comestível

qualquer substância que possa ser usada como alimento

🇷🇺Russian

съедобный

любое вещество, которое можно использовать в пищу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खाद्य

कोई भी पदार्थ जिसका उपयोग भोजन के रूप में किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভোজ্য

খাদ্য হিসাবে ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে যে কোন পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

உண்ணக்கூடிய

உணவாகப் பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய எந்தப் பொருளையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తినదగినది

ఆహారంగా ఉపయోగించగల ఏదైనా పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

खाण्यायोग्य

अन्न म्हणून वापरता येणारा कोणताही पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાદ્ય

કોઈપણ પદાર્થ જેનો ઉપયોગ ખોરાક તરીકે થઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿನ್ನಬಹುದಾದ

ಆಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಬಹುದಾದ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യമായ

ഭക്ഷണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കാവുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਾਣਯੋਗ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਭੋਜਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھانے کے قابل

کوئی بھی مادہ جسے کھانے کے طور پر استعمال کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

食用

任何可用作食物的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

食用

食品として使用できるあらゆる物質

🇰🇷Korean

먹을 수 있는

음식으로 사용할 수 있는 모든 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn được

bất kỳ chất nào có thể được sử dụng làm thực phẩm

🇹🇭Thai

กินได้

สารใดๆ ที่สามารถใช้เป็นอาหารได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

bisa dimakan

zat apa pun yang dapat digunakan sebagai makanan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakain

anumang sangkap na maaaring gamitin bilang pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dimakan

sebarang bahan yang boleh digunakan sebagai makanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صالحة للأكل

أي مادة يمكن استخدامها كغذاء

🇮🇷Persian

خوراکی

هر ماده ای که بتوان از آن به عنوان غذا استفاده کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

yenilebilir

gıda olarak kullanılabilecek herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָכִיל

כל חומר שיכול לשמש כמזון

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