"perishable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more perishable [comparative], most perishable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*persishable}} Middle English *persishable, {{m|enm|perysabyl}} perysabyl, {{af|en|perish|-able}} perish + -able, {{cog|fro|perissable}} Old French perissable, {{m|fr|périssable}} périssable Head templates: {{en-adj}} perishable (comparative more perishable, superlative most perishable)
  1. Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay. Synonyms: ephemeral, shortlived Derived forms: nonperishable, perishability, perishableness, perishably Translations (liable to perish): нетраен (netraen) (Bulgarian), perible (Catalan), beperkt houdbaar (Dutch), bederfelijk (Dutch), pilaantuva (Finnish), périssable (French), verderblich (German), leichtverderblich [especially] [food, lifestyle] (German), vergänglich (German), kurzlebig (German), begrenzt haltbar (German), 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (riureis) (Gothic), romlandó (Hungarian), deperibile (Italian), нетраен (netraen) (Macedonian), расиплив (rasipliv) (Macedonian), çherraghtagh (Manx), नाशिवंत (nāśivanta) (Marathi), lettbedervelig (Norwegian), perecível (Portuguese), бре́нный (brénnyj) (Russian), тле́нный (tlénnyj) (Russian), сме́ртный (smértnyj) (english: mortal) (Russian), преходя́щий (prexodjáščij) (english: transient) (Russian), perecedero (Spanish), caduco (Spanish), efímero (Spanish), darfodus (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-perishable-en-adj-wDIuoFof

Noun

Forms: perishables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*persishable}} Middle English *persishable, {{m|enm|perysabyl}} perysabyl, {{af|en|perish|-able}} perish + -able, {{cog|fro|perissable}} Old French perissable, {{m|fr|périssable}} périssable Head templates: {{en-noun}} perishable (plural perishables)
  1. That which perishes or is short-lived. Translations (that which perishes): Vergängliches [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-perishable-en-noun-QN64skdB Disambiguation of 'that which perishes': 80 20
  2. (in the plural) Food that does not keep for long. Tags: in-plural Translations (food that does not keep): bederfelijke eetwaren [plural] (Dutch), bederfelijke levensmiddelen [plural] (Dutch), tuoretuote (Finnish), denrées périssables [feminine, plural] (French), Verderbliches [neuter] (German), Leichtverderbliches [neuter] (German), расиплива храна (rasipliva hrana) [feminine] (Macedonian), скоропортящиеся продукты (skoropórtjaščijesja prodúkty) [masculine, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-perishable-en-noun-pEAYeyS4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 18 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 31 21 49 Disambiguation of 'food that does not keep': 0 100

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "caduco"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "efímero"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "liable to perish",
      "word": "darfodus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perishable"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -able",
    "Requests for review of Japanese translations",
    "Requests for review of Mandarin translations"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "*persishable"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English *persishable",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "perysabyl"
      },
      "expansion": "perysabyl",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "perish",
        "3": "-able"
      },
      "expansion": "perish + -able",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "perissable"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French perissable",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "périssable"
      },
      "expansion": "périssable",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *persishable, perysabyl, equivalent to perish + -able. Compare Old French perissable (and modern French périssable).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "perishables",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "perishable (plural perishables)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That which perishes or is short-lived."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perish",
          "perish"
        ],
        [
          "short-lived",
          "short-lived"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Food that does not keep for long."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) Food that does not keep for long."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which perishes",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Vergängliches"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bederfelijke eetwaren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "bederfelijke levensmiddelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "word": "tuoretuote"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "denrées périssables"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Verderbliches"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Leichtverderbliches"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rasipliva hrana",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "расиплива храна"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skoropórtjaščijesja prodúkty",
      "sense": "food that does not keep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "скоропортящиеся продукты"
    }
  ],
  "word": "perishable"
}

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