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croque-monsieur

croque-monsieur noun: a hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.

Noun

croque-monsieur (plural croque-monsieurs)

  1. A hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.

Forms of croque-monsieur

pluralcroque-monsieurs
alternative formcroque monsieur

Origin of croque-monsieur

French croque-monsieur, from croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“mister”)

Questions about croque-monsieur

What does croque-monsieur mean?
Croque-monsieur means a hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.
What part of speech is croque-monsieur?
Croque-monsieur is a noun.
What is the plural of croque-monsieur?
The plural of croque-monsieur is croque-monsieurs.

Words near croque-monsieur in the dictionary

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

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