peach Melba

American  

Also peach melba,

noun

1. a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce.

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peach Melba British  

noun

1. a dessert made of halved peaches, vanilla ice cream, and Melba sauce

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Etymology

Origin of peach Melba

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Buddha and Gabri's peach melba Wellington dessert looks and sounds delightful.

From Salon

This variation takes its cues from the classic dessert known as a peach Melba.

From Washington Post

Embrace stone fruit season with this not-so-classic peach Melba.

From New York Times

For dessert, I wanted to put those peaches to good use, so I looked to a classic peach Melba.

From New York Times

Just as certain dishes—peach melba, prawn cocktail—have managed to spread across continents and survive over time, so some scientific doctrines are successfully disseminated, while others remain firmly tied to their time and place of origin.

From Literature