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

(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)

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

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