melba toast

noun

mel·​ba toast ˈmel-bə- How to pronounce melba toast (audio)
: very thin crisp toast

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Every meal starts with a relish tray, pleasantly retro if rather anemic: a few leaves of endive, a couple of black olives, melba toast, a little puddle of dip. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024 This chicken salad makes a great addition to any party spread and can be served with your favorite crackers or melba toast. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024 Serve on homemade melba toast or simple crackers. Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes, 25 July 2022 Twenty subjects chewed on melba toast, breakfast cake, carrot, peanut, and Gouda cheese. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2012

Word History

Etymology

Nellie Melba

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of melba toast was in 1925

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“Melba toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melba%20toast. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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