/keuh mes"teuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. edible; eatable.
n.
2. Usually, comestibles . articles of food; edibles: The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.
[ 1475-85; comestibilis, equiv. to L comest ( us ), ptp. of comedere to eat up (see COMEDO; -estus for -es ( s ) us by analogy with gestus, ustus, etc.; see GEST 1 , COMBUST) + -ibilis -IBLE; see EAT ]