"Melba toast" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Melba toasts [plural]
Etymology: Named after Dame Nellie Melba who took the pseudonym "Melba" from Melbourne, her home town, along with toast. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Melba toast (countable and uncountable, plural Melba toasts)
  1. A form of very dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast. Wikipedia link: Nellie Melba Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Peach Melba Translations (toast): Melba toast (Dutch), Melbatoast (Dutch), tostada Melba [feminine] (Spanish)

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