esculento

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēsculentus, derived from ēsca (“food; bait”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /es.kuˈlɛn.to/, [es̪kuˈl̺ɛn̪t̪o]
  • Hyphenation: e‧scu‧lèn‧to
  • Rhymes: -ɛnto

Adjective

esculento (feminine singular esculenta, masculine plural esculenti, feminine plural esculente)

  1. (literary, especially of plants) esculent, edible
    Synonyms: commestibile, edule (uncommon), mangereccio, mangiabile
    Antonym: incommestibile (uncommon)

Latin

Adjective

esculentō

  1. dative masculine singular of esculentus
  2. dative neuter singular of esculentus
  3. ablative masculine singular of esculentus
  4. ablative neuter singular of esculentus
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