Melba toast

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Melba toast (countable and uncountable, plural Melba toasts)

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

Related terms

• Peach Melba

Translations

toast

• Dutch: Melba toast, Melbatoast
• Spanish: tostada Melba f

Further reading

• Melba toast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia