Mel ‧ ba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/ BrE AmE 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
Mel ‧ ba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/ BrE AmE 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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012