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