a dessert made of halved peaches, vanilla ice cream, and Melba sauce
Word origin
C20: named after Dame Nellie Melba
peach Melba in American English
noun
a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce
Also: peach melba, pêche Melba
Word origin
[1925–30, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, buildup, chain reaction, reflex camera, turnaround