Melba toast
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Mel·ba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/ noun [uncountable] DFFa type of thin dry toast that breaks easily 梅尔巴吐司〔一种易碎的薄脆烤面包〕
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Melba toast• Serve with warm fingers of pitta bread or Melba toast.Origin Melba toast (1900-2000) Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian singer; because she was given it when she was illMel·ba toast nounChineseSyllable
dry toast Corpus thin of that a type
Melba toast
Mel‧ba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/
noun [uncountable]
Mel‧ba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian singer; because she was given it when she was ill
a type of thin dry toast that breaks easily
Origin: Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian singer; because she was given it when she was ill