melba toast
Mel·ba toast
M m Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mel-buh tohst]
- /ˈmɛl bə toʊst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mel-buh tohst]
- /ˈmɛl bə toʊst/
Definitions of melba toast words
- noun melba toast narrow slices of thin, crisp toast. 1
- noun melba toast thin-sliced bread toasted until crisp 1
- noun melba toast very thin crisp toast 0
- noun melba toast bread sliced very thin and toasted until brown and crisp 0
- noun melba toast A form of very dry, crisp and thinly sliced toast. 0
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Origin of melba toast
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; named after N. Melba
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Parts of speech for Melba toast
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
melba toast popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% 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 toast usage trend in Literature
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