"Englishable" meaning in English

See Englishable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Englishable [comparative], most Englishable [superlative]
Etymology: English + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|English|able}} English + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} Englishable (comparative more Englishable, superlative most Englishable)
  1. Able to be translated into or expressed in English.
    Sense id: en-Englishable-en-adj-FNQhzBcH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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