ambrosia
noun/æmˈbrəʊziə/
/æmˈbrəʊʒə/
[uncountable]- (in ancient Greek and Roman stories) the food of the gods
- (literary) something that is very pleasant to eat
- (North American English) a sweet dish of fruit and cream, often with coconut, eaten at the end of a meal, often at thanksgiving
Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, ‘elixir of life’, from ambrotos ‘immortal’.
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