Melba toast

noun

A form of very dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast.

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Meanings

nounMelba toast (countable and uncountable, plural Melba toasts)

plural Melba toasts

  1. countableuncountableA form of very dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast.

Origin

Named after Dame Nellie Melba who took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town, along with toast.

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Translations

Dutch Melba toast, Melbatoast
  • Melba toasttoast
  • Melbatoasttoast
Spanish tostada Melba
  • tostada Melbatoast
Cite this entry
APA

Melba toast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melba%20toast

MLA

“Melba toast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melba%20toast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Melba toast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Melba%20toast.

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