croque-monsieur
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
French croque-monsieur, from croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“mister”)
Noun
croque-monsieur (plural croque-monsieurs)
- A hot grilled ham and cheese sandwich, originating from France.
Related terms
French
Alternative forms
- croquemonsieur
Etymology
From croquer (“to crunch”) + monsieur (“gentleman”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɔk.mə.sjø/
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Noun
croque-monsieur m (plural croque-monsieur or croque-monsieurs or croque-messieurs)
- (food) croque-monsieur
Related terms
- croque-madame
- croque-mademoiselle
- croquer
- monsieur
Further reading
- “croque-monsieur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.