ambrosia vs relish

ambrosia

noun
  • Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing. 

  • Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect. 

  • A dessert made of shredded coconuts and tropical fruits such as pineapples and oranges; some recipes also include ingredients such as marshmallow and cream. 

  • Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance. 

  • The anointing-oil of the gods. 

  • The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality. 

  • A mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae. 

  • An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys. 

relish

noun
  • A pleasant taste. 

  • Enjoyment; pleasure. 

  • A quality or characteristic tinge. 

  • A taste (for); liking (of); fondness. 

  • A cooked or pickled sauce, usually made with vegetables or fruits, generally used as a condiment. 

  • In a wooden frame, the projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. 

  • Something that is greatly liked or savoured. 

verb
  • To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of 

  • To take great pleasure in. 

  • To give a taste to; to cause to taste nice, to make appetizing. 

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