croque-madame
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]French croque-madame, from croquer (“to crunch”) + madame (“missus”)
Noun
[edit]croque-madame (plural croque-madames)
- A croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.
French
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Etymology
[edit]From croquer (“to crunch”) + madame (“lady”), derived from croque-monsieur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]croque-madame m (plural croque-madames)
- (food) croque-madame
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