Definition
A dish that combines or blends multiple elements; in older English, a mixed or composite entertainment or medley.
Etymology
From French ambigu (ambiguous, mixed), from Latin ambiguus. The word was used in 18th-century dining and entertainment to describe something that mixed different types together.
Kelly Says
Ambigu appears in Jane Austen and other 18th-century novels as both a food term and entertainment term—it meant something deliberately jumbled or mixed, reflecting Enlightenment fascination with variety and combination.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
BNবাংলা
অস্পষ্ট
os-pash-t
CACatalà
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
CSČeština
nejasný
neh-jas-nyy
DADansk
tvetydig
tvay-ti-dig
DEDeutsch
zweideutig
tsvay-duh-tihk
ELΕλληνικά
ασαφής
a-sa-fes
ESEspañol
ambiguo
am-bee-gwoh
FAفارسی
نامشخص
na-ma-sheh-kh
FISuomi
epäselvä
e-pä-sel-vä
FRFrançais
ambigu
am-bee-goo
GUGU
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
HAHA
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
HIहिन्दी
स्पष्ट नहीं
spash-t nahin
HUMagyar
kétértelmű
ket-er-tel-moo
IDBahasa Indonesia
ambigu
am-bee-goo
IGIG
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
ITItaliano
ambiguo
am-bee-gwoh
KKKK
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
KMKM
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
MRMR
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
MSBahasa Melayu
ambigu
am-bee-goo
MYမြန်မာ
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
NLNederlands
ambig
am-bee-g
NONorsk
tvetydig
tvay-ti-dig
PAPA
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
PLPolski
ambigu
am-bee-goo
PTPortuguês
ambiguo
am-bee-gwoh
RORomână
ambiguu
am-bee-goo
RUРусский
двусмысленно
dvuh-smis-len-no
SVSvenska
tvetydig
tvay-ti-dig
SWKiswahili
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zha-pam
TEతెలుగు
అనుమానం
anu-ma-nam
THไทย
คลุมเครือ
khlum-khrue
TRTürkçe
ikircikli
ik-ir-chih-kli
UKУкраїнська
двоякий
dv-oy-kiy
URاردو
نہایت مبہم
na-hay-at mu-ba-hm
VITiếng Việt
mập mờ
map moh
YOYO
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us
ZH中文
模棱两可
mó líng liǎng kě
ZUZU
ambiguous
am-bee-g-oo-us