ambrosia

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /æmˈbroʊʒə/ UK /æmˈbrəʊziə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the food of the gods in mythology; anything delicious or fragrant

The ripe peaches tasted like ambrosia.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the food of the gods in... nectar delicacy manna

Word family

Derived forms ambrosialambrosian

Simplified etymology

Ambrosia entered English through Latin from a Greek word meaning “elixir of life,” derived from ambrotos, “immortal.” In classical mythology, ambrosia was the food of the gods.

Etymology

From Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ambrosia ('immortality, food of the gods'), from ambrotos ('immortal'), from a- ('not') + mbrotos/brotos ('mortal'), cognate with Latin mortalis.

ambrosia Ancient Greek ambrotos Ancient Greek *mer- Proto-Indo-European

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Food & Drink

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# ambrosia

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /æmˈbroʊʒə/
**IPA (UK):** /æmˈbrəʊziə/

## Meanings
1. the food of the gods in mythology; anything delicious or fragrant

## Examples
- The ripe peaches tasted like ambrosia.

## Synonyms
- nectar
- delicacy
- manna

## Derived Forms
- ambrosial
- ambrosian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ambrosia
- Root: ambrotos
- Root: *mer-

## Etymology
From Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ambrosia ('immortality, food of the gods'), from ambrotos ('immortal'), from a- ('not') + mbrotos/brotos ('mortal'), cognate with Latin mortalis.

## AI Etymology
Ambrosia is a noun meaning "the food of the gods in mythology; anything delicious or fragrant". Historically, it is from Latin ambrosia, from Ancient Greek ambrosia ('immortality, food of the gods'), from ambrotos ('immortal'), from a- ('not') + mbrotos/brotos ('mortal'), cognate with Latin mortalis. The visible construction is part of the etymology: ambrosia is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Ancient Greek ambrosia, Ancient Greek ambrotos, and Proto-Indo-European *mer-. Close English family members include ambrosial, and ambrosian.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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