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dunkable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English dunk Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dunkable From dunk + -able.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Suitable for dunking (as of food).
    • Just remember to keep the mixture thick; it should coat the dunkable items heavily. 2006, Maida Heatter, Toni Evins, Maida Heatter's Book of Great Chocolate Desserts:
    • They're milk-dunkable and sophisticated at the same time. I dare you to eat just one. 2007, Shauna James Ahern, Gluten-Free Girl:
  2. (informal) Waterproof.
    • The row upon row of half-inch, hand-plaited straw, handsewn, is eminently dunkable, a feature not only useful to the seafaring inventors... 1961, Jeanne Harman, The Virgins: Magic Islands:
    • Such cases let you use your dry-land SLR underwater, but cost enough that an inexpensive "dunkable" camera seems the choice except for perfectionists! 1993, Lakeland Boating:

Forms

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more dunkable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most dunkable Degree=Sup lexicographic

dunkable en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English dunk Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English dunkable From dunk + -able.

Meanings

  1. Any food item suitable for dunking.
    • Other dunkables besides bread cubes are chunks of apples and pears, grapes, cocktail wieners, cubes of boiled ham, shrimp, pitted olives, and tiny boiled potatoes. 1984, Arthur Frommer, Darwin Porter, Frommer's Dollarwise Guide to Switzerland & Liechtenstein, page 22:

Forms

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dunkables Number=Plur lexicographic