bread sliced very thin and toasted until brown and crisp
Word origin
after Melba
Melba toast in American English
noun
narrow slices of thin, crisp toast
Word origin
[1920–25; named after N. melba]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, audio, follow-up, montage, slalom