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croque-madame

croque-madame noun: a croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.

Noun

croque-madame (plural croque-madames)

  1. A croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.

Forms of croque-madame

pluralcroque-madames
alternative formcroque madame

Origin of croque-madame

From French croque-madame, from croquer (“to crunch”) + madame (“missus”).

Questions about croque-madame

What does croque-madame mean?
Croque-madame means a croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.
What part of speech is croque-madame?
Croque-madame is a noun.
What is the plural of croque-madame?
The plural of croque-madame is croque-madames.

Words near croque-madame in the dictionary

  1. croptops
  2. croquante
  3. croquantes
  4. Croque
  5. croque monsieur
  6. croque-madame
  7. croque-madames
  8. croque-monsieur
  9. croque-monsieurs
  10. croquembouche
  11. croquembouches

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