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English
Etymology
From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
delectable (comparative more delectable, superlative most delectable)
- Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
pleasing to the taste; delicious
- Bikol Central: managom
- Catalan: delectable, deliciós
- Dutch: lekker (nl), smakelijk (nl), verrukkelijk (nl)
- Finnish: herkullinen (fi), maukas (fi)
- French: délicieux (fr), savoureux (fr)
- German: köstlich (de), lecker (de)
- Macedonian: вку́сен (vkúsen), пре́красен (prékrasen)
- Maori: waireka, hūnene, whakawaiwai
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: deilig (no), lekker (no), kostelig
- Occitan: deliciós (oc)
- Portuguese: delicioso (pt), deleitoso (pt), deleitável
- Serbo-Croatian: ukusan (sh)
- Spanish: delicioso (es)
- Swedish: läcker (sv)
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Noun
delectable (plural delectables)
- Something that is delectable.
2009 February 8, Gretchen Morgenson, “Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay”, in New York Times:These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.
Translations
something that is pleasing to the taste