- fit to be eaten; eatable
- (usually plural) food
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ed•i•ble /ˈɛdəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- fit to be eaten as food; safe;
eatable.
n.
- Usually, edibles. [plural] edible substances;
food.
ed•i•ble
(ed′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
ed′i•bil′i•ty, ed′i•ble•ness, n.
- fit to be eaten as food;
eatable;
esculent.
n.
- Usually, edibles. edible substances;
food.
- Late Latin edibilis, equivalent. to ed(ere) to eat + -ibilis -ible
- 1605–15
- 1. comestible, consumable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
edible /ˈɛdɪbəl/ adj
'edible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abalone
- agaric
- almond
- apple
- apricot
- artichoke
- avocado
- bait
- Balmain bug
- bamboo
- banana
- baobab
- bardie
- barramundi
- bean
- beech
- beechnut
- berry
- bilberry
- blackberry
- blackcurrant
- blossom
- blueberry
- blue swimmer
- bogong
- bok choy
- boysenberry
- brazil nut
- breadfruit
- broad bean
- buckwheat
- bunya
- butter
- butter bean
- butternut
- cabbage
- calipash
- calipee
- callop
- caper
- carambola
- carob
- carrageen
- cashew
- cauliflower
- cereal
- chanterelle
- chard
- chestnut
- chickpea