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ambrosia

Pronunciation: /amˈbrəʊzɪə/

Definition of ambrosia

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Greek & Roman Mythology the food of the gods.
  • something very pleasing to taste or smell:the tea was ambrosia after the slop I’d been suffering
  • 2a fungal product used as food by ambrosia beetles.

Derivatives

ambrosial

adjective

Origin:

mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek, 'elixir of life', from ambrotos 'immortal'

ambrosia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ambrosia in the US English dictionary