peach Melba
noun/ˌpiːtʃ ˈmelbə/
/ˌpiːtʃ ˈmelbə/
[uncountable, countable]- a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from half a peach, ice cream and raspberry sauceTopics Foodc2Word Originnamed after Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian operatic soprano.
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