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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peach Melba1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peach Melba1

C20: named after Dame Nellie Melba
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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.

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

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

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.

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