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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Esculent
Description: Esculent is an adjective that means fit to be eaten.
Our word of the day has evolved from the Latin word esca (ACE cuh) which means ‘food.’ It is a synonym of edible, and may describe anything that may be eaten.
After eight hours of toiling away at the cattle ranch, I was hungry enough to ingest anything that could have been eaten. If you had convinced me that the living room sofa was esculent, I would have gobbled it up immediately.