ARABLE Meaning of ARABLE in English ■ adjective (of land) suitable for growing crops. ↘(of crops) able to be grown on such land. ■ noun ~ land or crops.OriginME: from OFr., or from L. arabilis , from arare 'to plough'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004