spreadable

English

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɹɛdəbəl/

Adjective

spreadable (comparative more spreadable, superlative most spreadable)

1. Capable of being spread.

   This warm margarine is much more spreadable than that lump of cold butter.

   You can choose spreadable cheese or cheese blocks.

   • 2009 September 2, Kim Severson, “For a Perfectionist Chef, a New Spot and a New Challenge”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 January 2021:

     Salumi platters, at $8 a selection, built from the best examples she can find, including a spicy, spreadable salami called nduja.

Derived terms

• nonspreadable
• spreadably
• unspreadable

Translations

spreadable

• Czech: roztíratelný
• Dutch: smeuïg (nl)
• French: à tartiner, tartinable (fr)
• German: streichbar (de)
• Hungarian: kenhető (hu)
• Italian: spalmabile (it)
• Polish: rozkładany (pl)
• Spanish: untable
• Swedish: bredbar (sv)

Noun

spreadable (plural spreadables)

1. Something, such as a food product, that can be spread.