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noun
A classic French dessert, made from peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Peach Melba.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
ice cream and peaches with a liqueur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dessert, sweet, afters
History
Chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1892 or 1893 created the dish for, and named it after, Australian opera singer Nellie Melba who took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town.
Across languages
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