melba sauce

Mel·ba sauce

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mel-buh saws]
- /ˈmɛl bə sɔs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mel-buh saws]
- /ˈmɛl bə sɔs/

Definitions of melba sauce words

noun melba sauce a clear raspberry sauce, used especially as a dessert topping. 1
noun melba sauce a sweet sauce made from fresh raspberries and served with peach melba, fruit sundaes, etc 0

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Origin of melba sauce

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; named after N. Melba

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Parts of speech for Melba sauce

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melba sauce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

melba sauce usage trend in Literature

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