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Melba toast
noun · first attested early 20th century
Named for a soprano, who was named for Melbourne.
Very thin bread toasted twice until dry and brittle.
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- Indirect, via a person or title
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- early 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Melba toast
Nellie Melba built her stage name out of Melbourne, her home city, and Auguste Escoffier named both this toast and the peach dessert for her while she stayed at his hotels. The toast was reputedly devised when she was unwell, which makes the city's name a two-step inheritance.
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