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spreadable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Capable of being spread.
    • Salumi platters, at $8 a selection, built from the best examples she can find, including a spicy, spreadable salami called nduja. 2009 September 2, Kim Severson, “For a Perfectionist Chef, a New Spot and a New Challenge”, in New York Times:
    • This warm margarine is much more spreadable than that lump of cold butter.
    • You can choose spreadable cheese or cheese blocks.

Forms

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more spreadable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most spreadable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unspreadable · nonspreadable · spreadably

Translations (10)

nl smeuïg (spreadable) · fr tartinable (spreadable) · it spalmabile (spreadable) · es untable (spreadable) · hu kenhető (spreadable) · fr à tartiner (spreadable) · pl rozkładany (spreadable) · de streichbar (spreadable) · sv bredbar (spreadable) · cs roztíratelný (spreadable)

spreadable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Something, such as a food product, that can be spread.

Forms

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spreadables Number=Plur lexicographic