ambrosial
pronunciation
How to pronounce ambrosial in British English:
UK [æm'brəʊʒɪəl]
How to pronounce ambrosial in American English:
US [æmˈbroʒəl, -ʒiəl]
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- Adjective:
- extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
- worthy of the gods
Word Origin
- ambrosial (adj.)
- 1590s, "immortal, divine," from Latin ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios (see ambrosia).
Example
- 1. The ambrosial and essential part of the fruit is lost with the bloom which is rubbed off in the market cart , and they become mere provender .