pêche Melba

noun

pêche Mel·​ba

ˈpēchˈmelbə,

ˈpesh-,

ˈpāsh-

plural pêches Melba

ˌpēchə̇zˈm-,

ˈpeshˈm-,

ˈpāshˈm-

: half a peach filled with cream set on a bed of vanilla ice cream and covered with raspberry sauce

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, Melba peach

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