noun
melba
MEHL-buh
noun
1
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
Word Forms
melbas plural
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Etymology
Named after Nellie Melba, an Australian opera singer, for whom the dish "Peach Melba" was created.