eatable
/ˈiːtəbl/adjective
उच्चारण ईटबल
खाने लायक, खाने योग्य
Core word
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[not usually before noun]
good enough to be eaten
खाने लायक, खाने योग्य
- The food at the hostel was barely eatable.
- After an hour in the oven, the bread was just about eatable.
- The mushrooms we picked were perfectly eatable.
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- After the power cut, the food in the fridge was no longer eatable.
- The sandwich was cold but still eatable.
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[plural] informal
things to eat; food
खाने की चीज़ें, खाद्य-पदार्थ
- Vendors sell eatables and tea on the platform.
- Radhika packed some eatables for the train journey.
- The shop sells sweets and other eatables near the temple gate.
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- We took plenty of eatables for the picnic.
- Eatables were not allowed inside the examination hall.
Synonyms food snacks provisions
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
eatable (adjective)
As an adjective, eatable means good enough to be eaten, often of food that is plain or just acceptable.
Adjective के रूप में 'eatable' का अर्थ है खाने योग्य, प्रायः उस भोजन के लिए जो साधारण या बस ठीक-ठाक हो।
- The canteen food was barely eatable.
- The fruit looked old but was still eatable.
eatables (plural noun)
As a noun, eatables means things to eat. It is mostly plural and slightly formal or old-fashioned.
Noun के रूप में 'eatables' का अर्थ है खाने की चीज़ें। यह प्रायः plural है और कुछ औपचारिक या पुराना प्रयोग है।
- The shop sells eatables and drinks.
- Pack some eatables for the journey.
eatable vs edible
Eatable stresses whether the food is pleasant enough to eat; edible says it is safe to eat and not poisonous.
'Eatable' इस पर बल देता है कि भोजन खाने में ठीक है या नहीं; 'edible' बताता है कि वह खाने के लिए सुरक्षित और विषहीन है।
- These berries are edible, but the sandwich is hardly eatable.
eatable + noun
Before a noun it is possible but uncommon; edible or tasty is more natural.
Noun से पहले यह संभव है पर कम आम; edible या tasty अधिक स्वाभाविक हैं।
- It was the only eatable item on the menu.
eatable (positive sense)
Eatable can also be praise at a low level: the food is plain but good enough, and it suggests no more than that.
'Eatable' कम स्तर की प्रशंसा भी हो सकता है: भोजन साधारण पर ठीक-ठाक है, और इससे अधिक का संकेत नहीं मिलता।
- The meal was cheap but eatable.
+Collocations 5
adverb + eatable
barelyhardlyjustperfectlyscarcely
- The bread was hardly eatable after two days.
verb + eatables
packcarrybuysellbringshare
- She packed some eatables for the train journey.
eatables + shop/stall
stallshopcountershelfbasket
- An eatables stall stood near the station gate.
kinds of eatables
fruitsnackssweetsdry foodbiscuits
- The kit contained eatables like biscuits and dry fruit.
eatable in negation
hardly eatablenot eatablescarcely eatablebarely eatable
- The curry was so salty that it was scarcely eatable.
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- The soup was cold, but it was at least eatable.
सूप ठंडा था, पर कम-से-कम खाने लायक था।
- Radhika carried eatables for the long bus ride.
राधिका लंबी बस-यात्रा के लिए खाने की चीज़ें लेकर गई।
- Eatables are not allowed inside the examination hall.
परीक्षा-कक्ष के भीतर खाने की चीज़ें लाना मना है।
- After the flood, no eatable item was left in the village shop.
बाढ़ के बाद गाँव की दुकान में खाने की कोई चीज़ नहीं बची।
- The rice was overcooked but still eatable.
चावल ज़्यादा पक गया था, फिर भी खाने लायक था।
- The fruit was bruised, but the inner part was still eatable.
फल पिचक गया था, पर भीतर का भाग अब भी खाने लायक था।
?Which word?
Do not confuse edible (safe to eat, not poisonous) and eatable (pleasant enough to eat, usually said of food that is not very good), so we say 'edible mushrooms' and 'edible oil', not 'eatable mushrooms' or 'eatable oil'.
Edible (खाने के लिए सुरक्षित, ज़हरीला नहीं) और eatable (खाने लायक, आमतौर पर ऐसे भोजन के लिए जो बहुत अच्छा न हो) में भ्रम न करें, इसलिए हम 'edible mushrooms' और 'edible oil' कहते हैं, 'eatable mushrooms' या 'eatable oil' नहीं।