Etymology

croque-madame

Today it means: A croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top. Full definition →

French croque-madame
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  1. French · borrowed fromcroque-madame
  2. English todaycroque-madame

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

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