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“eatable” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

eatable
esculentus, edulis; ad vescendum hominibus aptus (Vid: Cic., De N.D., 2, 64, 106). Eatables, edulia, -ium (all that is eatable except bread): cibi, cibaria (general terms for food).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for eatable?
The usual Latin words for “eatable” are ēsculentus, edūlis, cibus; also cibārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.