peach Melba

noun

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

peach Melba

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of peach Melba¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Word History and Origins

Origin of peach Melba¹

C20: named after Dame Nellie Melba

Example Sentences

And then I remembered a name and said, ‘I want a peach melba.’

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