also: たべごろ
ready to eat; at its best for eating; in season
Describes food, especially fruit, vegetables, or seafood, that is at the peak of ripeness or freshness for consumption. Often used in culinary contexts.
See also: 食べ頃 (たべごろ)
This melon is ready to eat.
魚は今が食べ頃です。
The fish is at its best right now.
Standard spelling for the common word meaning 'ready to eat' or 'at its best for eating'.
Rare variant; the reading くいごろ is uncommon and may be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.
Rare variant; the reading くいごろ is uncommon and may be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.
Compound of 食べ (tabe, 'eating', from 食べる) + 頃 (koro, 'time, about'). The reading たべごろ is standard; the variant くいごろ uses the older nominal form 食い (kui, 'eating') and is now rare.