noun
melba
MEHL-buh
Melba (noun) means a dessert of fruit, ice cream, and raspberry sauce, as in "peach melba.". Example: “She ordered the peach melba for dessert.”
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A dessert of fruit, ice cream, and raspberry sauce, as in "peach melba."
"She ordered the peach melba for dessert."
How to use melba
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fruity ice-cream dessert named after a famous opera singer.
Common pairings
peach melba
melba toast
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Word forms
- Plural
- melbas
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Etymology
Named after Nellie Melba, an Australian opera singer, for whom the dish "Peach Melba" was created.
Rhymes for melba
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What does “melba” mean?
The word “melba” means a dessert of fruit, ice cream, and raspberry sauce, as in "peach melba.". In plain terms, a fruity ice-cream dessert named after a famous opera singer.
How do you pronounce “melba”?
“Melba” is pronounced MEHL-buh (/ˈmɛlbə/ in IPA).
How do you use “melba” in a sentence?
Here is “melba” used in a sentence: “She ordered the peach melba for dessert.”
What part of speech is “melba”?
“Melba” is a noun.
