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mashable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Of a consistency suitable for mashing.
    • […] legs, loins, shoulders, and necks, accompanied with mashed potatoes, so long as they were mashable […] 1892, William Hill Tucker, Arthur Christopher Benson, Eton of Old:
    • Cook the pumpkin until mashable with a potato masher. 1998, Greta Breedlove, The Herbal Home Spa:
  2. (Internet, informal) Suitable for inclusion in a mashup.
    • That is, this chapter answers the question, how would you as a content producer make your digital content most effectively remixable and mashable to users? 2008, Raymond Yee, Pro Web 2.0 Mashups:
    • As mentioned earlier, mashable services often require some sort of identifying information to understand what applications use their capabilities. 2007, Dana Moore, Raymond Budd, Edward Benson, Professional Rich Internet Applications:

Forms

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most mashable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more mashable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

es mezclable ((internet informal) Suitable for inclusion in a mashup)