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peach melba

peach melba is the alternative letter-case form of Peach Melba.

Noun capitalized: Peach Melba

Peach Melba (countable and uncountable, plural Peach Melbas)

  1. A classic French dessert, made from peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream.

Forms of peach melba

pluralpeach melbas
pluralPeach Melbas

Origin of peach melba

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.

Questions about peach melba

What does peach melba mean?
Peach melba means a classic French dessert, made from peaches and raspberry sauce accompanied with vanilla ice cream.
What is peach melba the alternative letter-case form of?
Peach melba is the alternative letter-case form of Peach Melba.
What part of speech is peach melba?
Peach melba is a noun.
What is the plural of peach melba?
The plural of peach melba is peach melbas.

Words near peach melba in the dictionary

  1. Peach County
  2. peach fruit moth
  3. peach fruit moths
  4. peach fuzz
  5. peach leaf curl
  6. peach melba
  7. peach melbas
  8. peach of immortality
  9. peach palm
  10. peach palms
  11. peach phony disease

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