different between edible vs porcini

English

Etymology

From Late Latin edibilis, from Latin ed? (“eat”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??d?b?l/, /??d?bl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??d?b?l/, /??d?bl/
• Rhymes: -?d?b?l, -?d?b?l

Adjective

edible (comparative more edible, superlative most edible)

1. Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

2. Capable of being eaten without disgust.
   • 1957, Jane Van Zandt Brower, Experimental Stdies of Mimicry in Some North American Butterflies, in 1996, Lynne D. Houck, Lee C. Drickamer (editors), Foundations of Animal Behavior: Classic Papers with Commentaries, page 81,

     However, rather than try to place the Viceroy in a rigid, all-or-none category which implies more than the data show, the Viceroy is here considered more edible than its model, the Monarch, but initially less edible (except to C-2) than the non-mimetic butterflies used in these experiments.

   • 2009, Ephraim Philip Lansky, Helena Maaria Paavilainen, Figs, page 4,

     This gets to the heart of the matter because, in the parthenogenic state, the fruits are more edible (though there are also apparently advantages to pollinated figs, which may be bigger and stronger) and the trees more productive from the human's point of view.

Usage notes

edible is the most common term for “capable of being eaten”; eatable is rather informal, while comestible is relatively formal.

Synonyms

• comestible
• eatable
• eatworthy

Antonyms

• inedible

Coordinate terms

• drinkable, potable
• delectable

Translations

Noun

edible (plural edibles)

1. Anything edible.
   1. In particular, an edible mushroom.

      Synonym: esculent

2. (marijuana) a foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter etc.

Synonyms

• food

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “edible”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• belied, debile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian porcini, plural of porcino.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p???t?i?.ni/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p????t?i?.ni/

Noun

porcini (plural porcini or porcinis)

1. An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.
   • 1994, A Valley in Itay: The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria, Lisa St Aubin de Terán [1]

     Robbie, on the other hand, on his first trip out with Clara's brother Licio, gathered twenty-three porcini (more than his guide)

   Synonyms: cep, cepe, cèpe, penny bun

Translations

Further reading

• Boletus edulis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• prionic

Italian

Adjective

porcini

1. masculine plural of porcino

Noun

porcini m

1. plural of porcino

Anagrams

• ciprino, corpini

Latin

Adjective

porc?n?

1. nominative masculine plural of porc?nus
2. genitive masculine singular of porc?nus
3. genitive neuter singular of porc?nus
4. vocative masculine plural of porc?nus