ambroisie

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “of the gods”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bʁwa.zi/
• Homophone: ambroisies

Noun

ambroisie f (plural ambroisies)

1. (Greek & Roman Mythology) ambrosia
2. ambrosia, a food with a delicious flavour.

Further reading

• “ambroisie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.