un-eatable

eat·a·ble

[ee-tuh-buhl]
adjective
noun
2.
Usually, eatables. articles of food.

Origin:
1475–85; eat + -able

non·eat·a·ble, adjective
un·eat·a·ble, adjective
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eatable (ˈiːtəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
fit or suitable for eating; edible

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Un-eatable is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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eatable
late 15c., from eat + -able.
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