peach Melba
noun
a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce.
Origin of peach Melba
1An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
- Also peach melba, pêche Melba.
Words Nearby peach Melba
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How to use peach Melba in a sentence
And then I remembered a name and said, ‘I want a peach Melba.’
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British Dictionary definitions for peach Melba
peach Melba
noun
a dessert made of halved peaches, vanilla ice cream, and Melba sauce
Origin of peach Melba
1C20: named after Dame Nellie Melba
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