croque-madame

English

Alternative forms
  • croque madame

Etymology

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

Noun

croque-madame (plural croque-madames)

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

French
croque-madame on a plate with utensils

Etymology

From croquer (“to crunch”) +‎ madame (“lady”), derived from croque-monsieur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁɔk.ma.dam/

Noun

croque-madame m (plural croque-madames)

  1. (food) croque-madame
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