Edible or eatable?

edible.

Pieter, I think both are correct but with a slight difference in meaning, and 'edible' is the more commonly used.

Edible: suitable to be eaten; not poisonous
Eatable (rare): good enough to be eaten

0Although both words mean 01b00can be eaten02b00, there is a slight difference between them. 01b00Edible 02b00refers to 01i00waht may normally be eaten 02i00whereas 01b00eatable 02b00refers to the 01i00taste 02i00or 01i00flavor 02i00of the food. For this reas

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10I really believe the examples are switched there.02br
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0 To me, these definitions are more clear:01b02br
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01i00Only the leaves of the plant are edible.0

0As an American, I don't know that I've ever seen "eatable" used and most people would think that you just used the wrong word and meant "edible."02br
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0 I don't like 01i00eatable02i00 myself, but it seems to be used at the New York Times, although crushed by over 100 times by 01i00edible02i00(which shows that GG's right) in the polls05102br
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They both are correct=>

EATABLE (adjective) describes food that is good enough to eat, though not excellent Compare edible. EDIBLE (adjective) suitable or safe for eating: Only the leaves of the plant are edible. Compare eatable at eat. NOTE: The opposite is inedible. (from the Cambridge Advanced Lear

Hi,

I don't remember hearing the word 'uneatable' used.

Clive