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delectable adjective [ dɪˈlɛktəb(ə)l ]

• (of food or drink) delicious.
• "delectable handmade chocolates"
Similar: delicious, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, toothsome, inviting, very enjoyable, very palatable, succulent, luscious, rich, sweet, tasty, savoury, piquant, scrumptious, delish, scrummy, yummy, yum-yum, moreish, peng, finger-licking, nummy, ambrosial, ambrosian, nectareous, nectarean, flavorous, sapid,
Opposite: inedible, unpalatable,
Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin delectabilis, from delectare ‘to charm’ (see delight).


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