croque-madame

English

Alternative forms

  • croque madame

Etymology

From 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

Etymology

From croquer (“to crunch”) +‎ madame (“lady”), derived from croque-monsieur. From the supposed resemblance in shape between a fried egg and the kind of broad-brimmed hat worn by ladies.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁɔk.ma.dam/

Noun

croque-madame m (plural croque-madames)

  1. croque-madame
    Synonym: croque-monsieur à cheval
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