No. 2,568 in Spanish
comestibles
Edible items; food products.
In a sentence
Voy al mercado para comprar comestibles.
I am going to the market to buy groceries.
Here, 'comestibles' is used to refer to edible goods or groceries generally.
Los comestibles en esa tienda son de muy buena calidad.
The groceries in that store are of very high quality.
In this instance, 'comestibles' identifies items sold as food in a store.
El precio de los comestibles ha subido recientemente.
The price of groceries has risen recently.
Here, 'comestibles' metaphorically denotes the overall category of food products in economic contexts.
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