peach Melba
noun
a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce.
Also
peach melba,
pêche Melba.
Origin of peach Melba
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
British Dictionary definitions for peach melba
peach Melba
noun
a dessert made of halved peaches, vanilla ice cream, and Melba sauce
Word Origin for peach Melba
C20: named after Dame Nellie
Melba