I. ˈēd.əbəl, ˈētəb- adjective
Etymology: Middle English etable, from eten to eat + -able — more at eat I
: fit to be eaten:
a. : such as can be taken as food without risk or utter revulsion though usually without pleasure
a piece of bread, stale and slightly moldy but eatable
b. : pleasant to eat
her cherry cobbler is very eatable
II. noun
( -s )
1. : something to eat
2. eatables plural : food