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
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)