Monte Cristo sandwich

noun

A fried sandwich with ham and/or turkey, sometimes battered and often served with fruit and cream.

Meanings

nounMonte Cristo sandwich (plural Monte Cristo sandwiches)

plural Monte Cristo sandwiches · alternative Monte-Cristo sandwich · alternative Montecristo sandwich

  1. A fried sandwich with ham and/or turkey, sometimes battered and often served with fruit and cream.

    Synonyms: Monte Cristo, Monte-Cristo, Montecristo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fried sandwich with ham and/or turkey, sometimes battered and often served with fruit and cream.

Origin

  1. ItalianMontecristo
  2. EnglishMonte Cristo sandwich

Montecristo + sandwich. From Italian Montecristo.

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