croque-monsieur
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
French croque-monsieur, from croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“mister”)
Noun edit
croque-monsieur (plural croque-monsieurs)
- A hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.
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French edit
Etymology edit
From croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“gentleman”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
croque-monsieur m (plural croque-monsieurs)
- (food) croque-monsieur
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Further reading edit
- “croque-monsieur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.