melba

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/ˈmɛlbə/

noun

A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.

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Meanings

melba1

nounmelba (plural melbas)

plural melbas

  1. A dessert made originally from peach (now also other fruits), ice cream, and raspberry.

Melba2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from English.
  2. A city in Idaho.
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australia.

Origin

melba · noun

From Peach Melba, a dish invented for Nellie Melba, an Australian opera singer.

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Melba · proper noun

Coined by Nellie Melba as a pseudonym; derived from Melbourne.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with melba

Elbe
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

melba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melba

MLA

“melba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melba. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melba,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melba.

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