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croque-madame

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
cro-que--madame
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.

Etymology

From French croque-madame, from croquer (“to crunch”) + madame (“missus”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: croque-madame

Inflected Forms

croque-madames (plural) croque madame (alternative)

Questions

What does croque-madame mean?
A croque-monsieur with a fried egg on top.
Where does croque-madame come from?
It is traced to French.

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