casse-croute

noun

A greasy spoon, a hole-in-the-wall, a small restaurant

OriginFrench casse-croûte →
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Meanings

nouncasse-croute (plural casse-croutes)

plural casse-croutes · alternative casse-croûte · alternative casse croûte · alternative cassecroûte · alternative casse croute · alternative cassecroute

  1. QuebecA greasy spoon, a hole-in-the-wall, a small restaurant

Origin

  1. Frenchcasse-croûte
  2. Frenchcasse-croûte
  3. Englishcasse-croute

Borrowed from French casse-croûte.

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Translations

French casse-croûte
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Cite this entry
APA

casse-croute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casse-croute

MLA

“casse-croute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casse-croute. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casse-croute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casse-croute.

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