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Ambrette

[French]

A variety of pear said to have an odour of ambergris and musk.

ambroisie

[French]

Ambrosia. Food of the gods. Always thought of as very sweet honey-like nectar, although the Greeks usually described it as solid.

amélanche

[French] plural amélanches

Serviceberry. A luminous purplish berry which tastes similar, and looks akin, to cultivated blueberries.

amelanchier

[French] plural amelanchier

A shrub which produces serviceberries or juneberries, similar to rowan berries, and from which alise is made.

améléon

/ah-meh-leh-oh'/
[French]

A type of cider from Normandy.

amelette

/ah-meh-leht/
[French]

An Middle French word for omelette, no longer in use.

amelie

/ah-meh-LEE/
[French]

Small pastries filled with fresh fruits.

Amelie

[French]

A variety of mango, quite small and sweet.

amer/amère

/ah-mehr/
[French] plural amers/amères

Bitter, describing food, as in unsweetened chocolate. Acerbe moer commonly describes bitter wine and underripe fruits.

Amer Picon

/Ah-mer pee-kohn/
[French]

An apéritif, wine and spirit-based, with a flavour of oranges, chinchona bark and gentian. On its own it is syrupy and heavy but very refreshing with a drop of grenadine, a little soda, ice and slice of orange.