ambrosia

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ βροτός (brotós, “mortal”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /æmˈbɹoʊʒə/ === Noun === ambrosia (countable and uncountable, plural ambrosias or (rare) ambrosiae) (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 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. A plant of the genus Ambrosia. Synonym: ragweed ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== manna (noun) mead (noun) nectar (noun) === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “ambrosia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Ambrosia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dysphania botrys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bee pollen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ambrosia fungi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ambrosia (fruit salad) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ragweed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Saboraim == Finnish == === Etymology === From taxonomic name Ambrosia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑmbrosiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝m.bro̞ˌs̠iɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): amb‧ro‧si‧a Hyphenation(key): amb‧ro‧sia === Noun === ambrosia ambrosia ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ambrosia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ambrosia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσίᾱ (ambrosíā, “immortality”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈbrɔ.zja/ Rhymes: -ɔzja Hyphenation: am‧brò‧sia === Noun === ambrosia f (plural ambrosie) ambrosia (all senses) (figurative) honeydew ==== Related terms ==== Ambrogio === Anagrams === arabismo, bramosia, brasiamo == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈbrɔ.si.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈbrɔː.s̬i.a] === Noun === ambrosia f (genitive ambrosiae); first declension The food of the gods; ambrosia. The unguent of the gods. The plant, artemisia, of the genus Artemisia. An antidote to a poison. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ambrosiacus ==== Related terms ==== ambrosius ==== Descendants ==== === References === “ambrosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ambrosia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ambrosia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “ambrosia”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[2] “ambrosia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “ambrosia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === ambrósia, ambrôsia === Pronunciation === === Noun === ambrosia f (plural ambrosias) (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia (food of gods or delicious foods) (cooking) Portuguese-Brazilian dessert made with sugar, milk, and eggs === Further reading === “ambrosia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ambrosia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “ambrosia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 ambrosia on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt ambrosia (doce) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt == Swedish == === Noun === ambrosia c (Greek mythology) ambrosia (figuratively) ambrosia (something very tasty) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== nektar === References === “ambrosia”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ambrosia”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “ambrosia”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)