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Melba sauce

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noun
a clear raspberry sauce, used especially as a dessert topping.
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Origin of Melba sauce

First recorded in 1950–55; named after N. Melba

Words nearby Melba sauce

melanous, melaphyre, melatonin, melaxuma, Melba, Melba sauce, Melba toast, Melbourne, Melbourne Cup, Melburnian, Melchers
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British Dictionary definitions for Melba sauce

Melba sauce
noun
a sweet sauce made from fresh raspberries and served with peach melba, fruit sundaes, etc

Word Origin for Melba sauce

C20: named after Dame Nellie Melba
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