ambrosía

Definitions of ambrosía
  1. noun
    (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
    synonyms: néctar
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    type of:
    exquisitez, golosina
    something considered choice to eat
  2. noun
    fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
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    type of:
    postre
    a dish served as the last course of a meal
  3. noun
    any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma
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    type of:
    mala hierba
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
  4. noun
    a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
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