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ambrosia.

The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/æmˈbɹoʊʒə/US

  1. The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.

    Greek · Roman · countable · uncountable

  2. The anointing-oil of the gods.

    Greek · Roman · countable · uncountable

  3. Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.

    countable · uncountable

  4. Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.

    countable · uncountable

  5. An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.

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  6. A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae.

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  7. 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.

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  8. A dessert originating in the Southern United States made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream.

    countable · uncountable

  9. A plant of the genus Ambrosia.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós Proto-Hellenic *ə́mrətos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μβροτος (ắmbrotos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)der. Latin ambrosialbor. English ambrosia From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”).

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