ambrosia
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/
ambrosia
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.
- Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
- Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
- An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
- A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.
- Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.
- A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.
- French: ambroisie
- German: Ambrosia
- Italian: ambrosia
- Portuguese: ambrosia
- Russian: амбро́зия
- Spanish: ambrosía
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