ambrosia
am·bro·sia / amˈbrōzh(ē)ə/ • n. Greek & Roman Mythol. the food of the gods. ∎ something very pleasing to taste or smell: the tea was ambrosia after the slop I'd been drinking. ∎ a dessert made with oranges and shredded coconut.DERIVATIVES: am·bro·sial adj.ORIGIN: mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek, ‘elixir of life,’ from ambrotos ‘immortal.’
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