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esculent

/esˈkuːlənt/eh-SKOO-luhnt
/ɛsˈkulənt/eh-SKOO-luhnt

Meaningto eat

Common meaning: fit to eat

Journey through time

  1. Latinedere‘to eat’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto eat → foodesca‘food’source
  3. Latinmeaning shiftsfood → fit for eatingesculentus‘fit for eating’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsfit for eating → fit to eatesculent‘fit to eat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin edere ‘to eat’.

Roots

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